Final 2020 spending bill is kind to U.S. research.

Democrats in the House of Representatives struck a deal with Senate Republicans and the White House in July for $320 billion more in overall spending for 2020 and 2021 than would have occurred under a 2011 budget agreement aimed at reducing the federal deficit. The deal was sealed when Democrats agreed to more money this year for the military - $738 billion - and Trump acceded to higher spending on domestic programs, totaling $632 billion. In return for higher defense spending, for example, Democrats won support for slashing Trump's $8.6 billion request for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to $1.4 billion, along with a 3.1% civilian pay raise. [Extracted from the article]