The emerging proposal would split off a Department of Homeland Security funding bill for further negotiations on immigration enforcement.

There's a growing sense of momentum on Capitol Hill for a plan that would see the Senate funding the rest of the government as soon as Thursday night and averting a partial government shutdown that would begin at midnight Friday.

Eleventh-hour talks are continuing with the White House as Capitol Hill leaders scramble to avoid a costly partial government shutdown at the week’s end.

Senate Republicans split from their party over the government funding package as negotiations continue on the DHS bill and a possible government funding extension.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has said that Democrats won’t provide needed votes until ICE is “reined in and overhauled” and that this is “a moment of truth.”

Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

House Republicans are balking at an emerging Senate deal to quell a Democrat rebellion over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

The Senate Thursday evening struck a deal with the White House to avert a government shutdown. It will vote on... The White House and Senate Democrats have struck a deal. The Senate is expected to vote on it tonight.