On The Money: Lawmakers race to pass border deal | Trump rips 'stingy' Democrats, but says shutdown would be 'terrible' | Battle over contractor back pay | Banking panel kicks off data security talks

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THE BIG DEAL--Lawmakers race to pass border deal: Lawmakers are rushing to pass a bipartisan border deal that would prevent a looming government shutdown and resolve the long-standing impasse over President TrumpDonald John TrumpGrassroots America shows the people support Donald Trump Trump speaks to rebel Libyan general attacking Tripoli Dem lawmaker: Mueller report shows 'substantial body of evidence' on obstruction MORE's border wall.

Democratic leaders said they expect the House to pass the funding package Thursday night, giving senators across the Capitol a little more than 24 hours to vote and send it to Trump for his expected signature. Parts of the government will shut down on Saturday if a new funding bill has not been signed into law.

Lawmakers had yet to even see legislation on Wednesday evening, meaning many in Congress are likely to cast votes on the bill without reading many of its details. Democrats said they planned to unveil the legislation Wednesday night. The Hill's Scott Wong and Niv Elis give us the state of play here.

What we know:

• Democrats are broadly supportive of the legislation, which has also won the support of Senate GOP leaders.
• But the top two Republicans in the House -- Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin Owen McCarthyWatchdog: Custodial staff alleged sexual harassment in lawmakers' offices John Legend, Chrissy Teigen lash out at Trump at Dem retreat Republicans call for ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to be referred to DOJ MORE (Calif.) and Minority Whip Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Joseph ScaliseGOP to launch discharge petition on anti-BDS measure This week: Democrats revive net neutrality fight The Hill's 12:30 Report — Presented by Kidney Care Partners — Biden says he's 'not sorry' for past actions MORE (La.) -- said Wednesday they would not commit to voting for the deal until they got a chance to read the bill's text.
• Conservatives unveiled a stopgap bill to give them more time to read the deal
• Dozens of Republicans are expected to vote no on the deal, with one leadership ally predicting there could be as many as 140 GOP defections during the Thursday roll call. That would mean, rather than a big bipartisan vote in the House, newly empowered Democrats largely would be responsible for pushing the funding bill across the finish line.

All eyes on the White House: Trump has been critical of the legislation, and while he is expected to sign it, he has not confirmed that he would. He called Democrats "stingy" for failing to deliver the $5.7 billion he had been demanding for his border wall, but said earlier Wednesday that a shutdown "would be a terrible thing."

How the wall gets built: Trump could declare a state of emergency to access defense funds or take steps to retool general operations funds from the Department of Homeland Security. If Trump does that, it'll likely spur many lawsuits and concern from Congress.

Conservative pressure: But Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark MeadowsMark Randall MeadowsThe Hill's Morning Report — Mueller aftermath: What will House Dems do now? Mueller report poses new test for Dems Washington in frenzy over release of Mueller report MORE (R-N.C.), one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, said the president would be committing "political suicide" of he doesn't do what he can to fund the wall.

If Trump "takes other methods to obtain funding for additional border security measures, then I think there's very little political liability from conservatives," Meadows said.

Negotiators brush off concerns: The bicameral leaders of the conference committee -- the group that negotiated the deal -- dismissed concerns about rushing the legislation.

• Rep. Kay GrangerNorvell (Kay) Kay GrangerGOP, Dems balk at latest Trump foreign aid cuts On The Money: Trump issues first veto, warning of 'reckless' resolution | US hits Russia with new sanctions | Dems renew push for contractor back pay | Lawmakers seek probe into undocumented workers at Trump businesses House Dems renew push for government contractor back pay MORE (Texas), the top House GOP negotiator, briefed her colleagues in a closed-door meeting on the details of the agreement and has been personally updating her fellow GOP appropriators, Republican lawmakers said.
• "We've got a deadline coming up. ... They basically know what's in the bills," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard ShelbyRichard Craig Shelby20 Dems demand no more money for ICE agents, Trump wall Conservatives urge Trump to stick with Moore for Fed Poll: Roy Moore leading Alabama GOP field MORE (R-Ala.), one of the key negotiators.
• House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita LoweyNita Sue LoweyTrolling of Bill Barr shows how language is twisted to politics Barr says Mueller report will be released 'within a week' Live coverage: Barr faces House panel amid questions over Mueller report MORE (D-N.Y.), Shelby's counterpart in the talks, similarly warned that the only other course would be yet another short-term continuing resolution.

ON TAP TOMORROW

• The Senate Banking Committee holds a confirmation hearing on the nominations of Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an assistant secretary of the Treasury; Todd M. Harper to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; Rodney Hood to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; and Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, 10 a.m.

LEADING THE DAY

Push to include contractor back pay in funding deal hits GOP roadblock: An effort to include back pay for contractors in the government funding deal is running into GOP opposition.

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerDem legal analyst says media 'overplayed' hand in Mueller coverage Former FBI official praises Barr for 'professional' press conference Pelosi: Barr press briefing a 'staggering partisan effort' MORE (D-N.Y.) said Democrats were trying to get the 17 conferees to approve adding back pay stemming from the longest shutdown in U.S. history into the legislative text of the government funding agreement.

"Thousands of federal contractors have not been reimbursed from the 35-day shutdown. This issue is still hanging in the balance," Schumer said. "No one should stand in the way of that. It's just not fair to them. They were hostages."

• A Democratic source familiar with the negotiations said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Hill's Morning Report — Mueller aftermath: What will House Dems do now? Overnight Health Care: McConnell offering bill to raise tobacco-buying age to 21 | NC gov vetoes 'born alive' abortion bill | CMS backs off controversial abortion proposal HR 1 brings successful local, state reforms to the federal level and deserves passage MORE (R-Ky.) was objecting to including the back pay for contractors.
• A spokesman for McConnell directed questions about the issue to the Office of Management and Budget.
• A source familiar with the legislation said the administrative cost for implementing the new back pay requirements would be almost as high as the pay out to contractors impacted by the partial government shutdown.

Bipartisan Senators reintroduce legislation to slap new sanctions on Russia: A bipartisan group of senators is renewing their effort to slap new sanctions on Russia over its 2016 election interference and activities in Ukraine and Syria. 

The bill, spearheaded by Sens. Bob MenendezRobert (Bob) MenendezWe can accelerate a cure for Alzheimer's The Hill's 12:30 Report: Manafort sentenced to total of 7.5 years in prison Acting Defense chief calls Graham an 'ally' after tense exchange MORE (D-N.J.) and Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamJudiciary chairman issues subpoena for full Mueller report The Hill's Morning Report — Mueller aftermath: What will House Dems do now? Barr to allow some lawmakers to review less-redacted Mueller report as soon as next week MORE (R-S.C.), includes a wide array of new financial penalties targeting Russia's energy sectors, financial institutions and "political figures, oligarchs, and family members and other persons that facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Vladimir Putin."

In addition to sanctions, it would also require a two-thirds vote for the United States to leave NATO and force the State Department to determine if Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism. 
Jordain Carney breaks it down here.

Senate Banking panel kicks off talks on data security bill: The leaders of the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday kicked off a push to write stricter data collection and security standards for financial institutions.

Sen. Mike CrapoMichael (Mike) Dean CrapoGraham says he's 'not interested' in Mueller testifying Senate needs to stand up to Trump's Nixonian view of the Fed Senate bill seeks to bring freedom back to banking MORE (R-Idaho), the panel's chairman, and Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownOnly four Dem senators have endorsed 2020 candidates Budowsky: 2020 Dems should debate on Fox Overnight Health Care: How 2020 Dems want to overhaul health care | Brooklyn parents sue over measles vaccination mandate | Measles outbreak nears record MORE (Ohio), the ranking Democrat, on Wednesday asked for input on ways to give consumers more control of personally identifiable information collected by financial firms and regulators.

Data security, privacy and collection issues are among the top bipartisan priorities for the Banking Committee, which has broad oversight over U.S. banks, lenders, insurers, traders and credit reporting agencies.

Crapo and Brown's call for feedback is one of the first steps toward proposing a bipartisan bill to address those concerns.

GOOD TO KNOW

• The bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open and avert a government shutdown this week was forged in part by the first female leadership duo in charge of the House Appropriations Committee.
• The heads of Apple, IBM and Walmart are among the new members of a White House advisory board on workforce issues, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday. 
• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a former lawyer for Apple participated in insider trading.
• Rick Dearborn, President Trump's former deputy chief of staff, is launching the Pass USMCA Coalition to advocate for Trump's trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
• Treasury Secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinFormer Sears holding company sues ex-CEO, Mnuchin and others over 'asset stripping' On The Money: Inside the Mueller report | Cain undeterred in push for Fed seat | Analysis finds modest boost to economy from new NAFTA | White House says deal will give auto sector B boost The Hill's Morning Report — Category 5 Mueller storm to hit today MORE on Wednesday indicated that trade talks in Beijing have gone well as representatives for the U.S. and China seek to strike a deal.

ODDS AND ENDS

• President Trump on Wednesday touted a Gallup poll released this week, tweeting that it was "Nice!" that "69% of our great citizens expect their finances to improve next year, a 16 year high."