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The Senate voted to separate funding for DHS after reaching a White House deal.
The U.S. Senate on Friday evening passed a broad government funding package intended to keep most federal agencies operating through the end of the fiscal year, but unresolved disputes over Department of Homeland Security funding make a partial federal government shutdown likely to begin this weekend.
Dozens of federal agencies are set to see their funding lapse at midnight as senators work to finalize a deal on a package of spending bills.
Trump names his Fed chair nominee and strikes a deal with Senate Democrats ahead of a government shutdown deadline.
US senators on Friday approved a last-minute deal backed by President Donald Trump to avert the worst impacts of an imminent government shutdown, after Democratic anger over the killing of two protesters by immigration agents derailed funding talks.
By Hannah Lang Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees commodities trading, advanced a bill on Thursday that would establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies on a party-line vote,
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Senate passes amended spending bill, returning it to House for expected final consideration on Monday
The U.S. Senate voted Friday afternoon to pass an amended minibus appropriations bill that will temporarily fund major government agencies. The bill now returns to the House of Representatives.
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Senate canceled votes originally scheduled for Monday due to inclement weather, shortening the timeframe for legislators to pass necessary funding bills to avoid a government shutdown.