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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.
Lawmakers have until end of day Friday to find an agreement.
Senate leaders are trying to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown this weekend.
The Senate has until January 30 to approve a Congressional funding package and avoid a partial government shutdown.
Forty-one of the 51-member New York City Council signed a letter urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn Democrat, to block any funding package that includes spending on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Dozens of Seattle-area shops and restaurants shuttered their doors or are donating proceeds on Friday as part of a protest against the immigration crackdown.
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University of Minnesota student groups lead nationwide protest against federal immigration enforcement, calling for a "National Shutdown" on Friday.
The agreement includes advancing five spending bills and funding the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks as lawmakers negotiate changes to DHS and ICE.
Even if a partial shutdown occurs, FEMA would have about $7 billion to $8 billion in its disaster relief fund to respond, according to The Associated Press. Congress appropriated the money in a November spending bill that ended the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
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