What is this new spending bill about?

With the government in the midst of finding a compromise to avoid a second shutdown of 2018 (yes, we are only into the second month and having to discuss how to avoid another shutdown) it is time to look at the proposed changes to the budget and what it includes. In the NY Times article, What's Hidden in the Spending Bill there is a decent breakdown of what is included in the proposed changes to the budget that will go to a vote this evening (or has been voted on already depending on when this is being read). This was a really helpful article to understand what is being proposed, although it is slightly left-leaning, with more information given on topics that will benefit the populous and less on the politics of why things are being proposed.  To understand why Republican supporters are not fully behind the proposed spending bill I looked into the National Review article, Against the Spending Bill. This article talks about how the proposed changes will risk the Republican hold on the Senate and how this bill could prevent them from making any additional "wins" to their ledger before November when general elections could change the balance of parties in the Senate and House. With the two primary parties finding a compromise, no one will be completely happy. It is my greatest hope that partisan politics will be set aside, and the greater good of the country will be the main goal of finding a compromise.