US EditionSenate Set to Pass Government Funding Bill Friday After Graham Pledges to Lift Hold
Senate passes a government funding bill separating DHS stopgap from full-year appropriations after Sen. Graham lifts hold; a partial shutdown remains likely, officials say.
- On Friday, January 30, 2026, the U.S. Senate moved to advance funding after Sen. Lindsey Graham said `I will lift my hold and vote for the package`, ending his blockade.
- Graham had been blocking the package to secure votes on sanctuary‑cities and Arctic Frost protections, until he said `I will lift my hold and vote for the package` on Friday.
- Graham said Senate Majority Leader John Thune supported his stipulations, and Thune confirmed the U.S. Senate schedule includes votes set for Friday evening before the end of day Friday deadline.
- A short partial shutdown is likely because the legislation must return to the House's recess until Monday, with Speaker Mike Johnson saying recalling members 'may not be possible.'
- House hard-liners oppose separating DHS and resist negotiating deportation, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna pushes the SAVE AMERICA Act amendment, and the special election runoff in Texas will set the House balance to 218-214.
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Partial shutdown likely despite Senate passage of funding bill
Senators approved a plan to fund the government after hours of negotiations and a snag from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., though he later lifted his hold on the deal. The 71-29 vote comes after Senate Democrats refused to vote on the originally proposed bill, which included funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats said new guardrails on immigration enforcement were needed before they would approve more funding. The plan passed …
Senate Passes Funding Deal; Brief Partial Shutdown Poised to Take Effect
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Friday approved a measure to fund the government after a deal was reached between the White House and Senate Democrats on Thursday evening. Senators passed the package in a 71–29 vote on Friday evening following hours of hurried negotiations on Capitol Hill involving members of both parties. Despite the upper chamber’s passage of the bill, a partial government shutdown will take effect over the weekend before the House r…
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Graham lifts hold on government funding deal with just hours to shutdown deadline
It's likely that even if the Senate passes a funding agreement, there will still be a short partial shutdown as it would need to go back to the House for reconsideration.
US Senate sends funding bill to House
The NewsThe Senate passed a package funding huge chunks of the federal government through September but setting a two-week stopwatch on the expiration of Homeland Security funding.After a day of haggling with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., over his priorities, Senate Majority Leader John Thune locked in a deal to vote on five spending bills as well as the stopgap DHS bill on Friday afternoon. It passed, 71-29.The House is expected to come back ear…
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