The Senate agreed to temporarily fund DHS in an effort to avoid a partial government shutdown. What Kentuckians should know

The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids ac

The Senate reached a deal to fund DHS for two weeks as lawmakers rush to pass a spending package by Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown.

WASHINGTON—With just hours to go before a partial government shutdown, the Senate passed a bipartisan deal to fully fund most of the federal government, while giving lawmakers more time to negotiate over proposed new restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Over the next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans will weigh competing demands on changes to Department of Homeland Security operations.

After fiery public speeches Friday from Republicans railing against the deal President Donald Trump struck with Democrats, senators appeared back on track rushing to resolve their differences and start voting on the bipartisan agreement to avoid a federal government shutdown.

The deal comes ahead of the Saturday shutdown deadline, but it will also need the approval of the House, which isn't scheduled to return until Monday — and at least one Republican senator has pushed back.