US EditionSenate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House
The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion funding bill including a two-week extension for Homeland Security to negotiate immigration enforcement reforms after two recent federal agent-related deaths.
- The U.S. government entered a brief shutdown after Congress failed to approve a spending deal by midnight.
- The Senate passed a spending package by a bipartisan 71-29 vote, but the House is out of town until Monday.
- The deal would separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security to allow debate on new immigration enforcement restrictions.
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Senate passes deal to fund government and negotiate ICE limits
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bipartisan spending package Friday to fund most of the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security running for two weeks while Democrats and President Donald Trump negotiate restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The federal authorities have been closed or are only working very limited since Saturday. However, this situation could change again on Monday: the US Senate has decided to extend the funding for the Homeland Security Department by two weeks.
Senate Approves Trump-Backed Spending Plan to Avert Shutdown, Setting Up Two-Week Immigration Clash
In a rare bipartisan move, the Senate passed a sweeping government funding package late Friday, ensuring most federal agencies remain open through the end of September. However, lawmakers postponed a final decision on Homeland Security funding, granting themselves two more weeks to negotiate contentious reforms to federal immigration enforcement. The legislation, approved by a 71–29 vote… Source
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxThe U.S. Senate approves a package of bipartisan spending; the bill does not prevent budget disruption, as C mara Baja's endorsement is lacking.
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