Trump names his Fed chair nominee and strikes a deal with Senate Democrats ahead of a government shutdown deadline.

Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline.

Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.

The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government as talks over reforming ICE continue.

The deal could be approved by the Senate as early as Thursday night, but would still need House approval before midnight Friday to avert another government shutdown.

House conservatives are expressing skepticism as Senate Democrats and the White House announce a deal has been reached to fund the government without a long-term DHS funding bill.

The Democrats' request comes days after Sen. Rand Paul announced that the heads of ICE, CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will testify before the panel on Feb. 12.

A partial government shutdown is looking more likely by the weekend after Senate Democrats and eight Republicans blocked legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies. Senate Democrats say they won’t vote to fund the government without new restrictions on immigration enforcement in response to the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.