US government enters partial shutdown
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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.
Trump and Senate Democrats reached a compromise to fund the government, but it was unclear if it would pass Congress in time to avoid a shutdown.
A potential government shutdown comes as DHS funding grows contentious.
The government will shut down this weekend, but the House is expected to reopen it quickly next week.
New year, same you googling repeatedly, “Is a government shutdown happening?” We see you. We get it. And the answer is: “Maybe.” The likelihood of a partial government shutdown this weekend has ramped up following a surge in immigration enforcement and related backlash in Minnesota.
The Senate has until January 30 to approve a Congressional funding package and avoid a partial government shutdown.
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.
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Odds of a partial U.S. government shutdown rose on Friday after new barriers emerged in the Senate to a deal that would ensure funding for agency operations would not be interrupted.
About two months after the last federal government shutdown ended, another funding lapse looms — this one caused by a battle between Republicans and Democrats over funding for immigration enforcement.
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