US EditionSenate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight
Senate leaders seek bipartisan deal to avoid shutdown by funding Homeland Security separately amid disputes over immigration enforcement reforms, with 96% of government funding agreed, Schumer said.
- On Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Democratic leader Chuck Schumer scrambled to split and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks to avoid a shutdown.
- After the Minneapolis shootings this month, Democrats demanded reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including ending roving patrols, requiring body cameras, and enforcing agent conduct.
- Senators canceled flights to return Friday as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., objected late Thursday and placed a hold after storming into Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office.
- The House is on recess until Monday, complicating approval as lawmakers have until 11:59 p.m. Friday to avoid a shutdown; House Freedom Caucus demands DHS funding, and Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough decisions.
- Five finance bills are due be voted through the Senate with Democratic backing for broader federal departments, while Department of Homeland Security negotiations remain difficult if the short-term fix holds.
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Senators look to resolve government funding holdup ahead of midnight deadline
GOP leaders are still working to resolve complaints in their own party – including last-minute demands from South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham – on a bipartisan funding plan that would stave off another prolonged government shutdown.
The vote was suspended in the Senate on Friday evening, with some parliamentarians objecting to the agreement, which would allow Congress to adopt a bill of expenditure covering a range of government operations.
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Nemos News NetworkTrump’s Deal to Avert Government Shutdown Hits Snags as Senators Block Quick Vote
A bipartisan deal brokered by President Donald Trump and Senate leaders to avert a partial government shutdown ran into trouble late on Jan. 29 as objections from lawmakers prevented a quick vote. The Senate had been hoping to vote Thursday night on a government funding package after leaders struck an agreement earlier in the day and Trump publicly endorsed it. The effort stalled after at least one senator objected, forcing leaders to delay cons…
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