Senators at last agreed via voice vote early Friday morning to approve a funding package that funds the Department of Homeland Security besides ICE and part of CBP.
'Very, very difficult'
The government is currently in a partial shutdown due to the legislature's failure to approve the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill.
The upper chamber's departure means that the department will be forced to shut down beginning Saturday, until a funding bill is approved by President Donald Trump and both chambers of Congress.
The Senate’s race to avert a shutdown hit the skids late Thursday night as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) placed a hold on the government funding package, forcing leaders to punt the vote. Senators had been hoping to vote on the so-called minibus after leaders struck a deal earlier in the day and President Trump endorsed [...]
AI:The Senate’s efforts to prevent a federal shutdown have stalled following Senator Lindsey Graham's strategic hold on the omnibus funding package. Despite an endorsement from President Trump and earlier negotiations between leadership, procedural hurdles have forced senators to delay the vote on the minibus spending bill. This legislative paralysis leaves the government facing a looming operational crisis as the deadline approaches.Open
The vote makes a shutdown increasingly likely, given the House already passed all six bills and has left for recess.