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With the House not voting until Monday, the Pentagon and most domestic agencies are set to shutter briefly.
By reaching the agreement, the Senate has only prolonged a partial government shutdown. As Senate Democrats have begun to demand a DHS spending bill currently attached to the spending package be stripped as they work to reform the agency following Alex Pretti's death.
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Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown
The Senate has put Congress on path to stave off another prolonged government shutdown, approving a major spending deal struck with the White House that only temporarily funds the Department of Homeland Security to allow for long-term negotiations on federal immigration enforcement.
The pressure now moves to the House, which is in recess, as the government enters at least a limited funding lapse.
Are we heading toward another government shutdown this week? Here's the latest updates on a Senate vote on spending bills including ICE funding.
House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.
The Detroit Democrat's habitual absences in the state Senate break with a longstanding tradition in Michigan of presiding over daily sessions.