Senate passes funding deal but government will still partially shutdown at midnight

    On Friday evening, the Senate passed a deal to fund federal agencies and allow lawmakers time to address issues that arose with the Department of Homeland Security. A 71-29 vote was passed by lawmakers including a package of five bills, and a two-week stopgap measure for the DHS funding. However, a partial shutdown will still take place over the weekend as the House of Representatives must still approve the final version, which is expected to return to Washington, D.C on Monday. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a conference call for GOP lawmakers, and indicated that he would back the Senate-passed funding deal amid Donald Trump's support for the deal. Johnson expressed hope that the House would pass the bill Monday evening, though uncertainty remains over how much support the package will receive. Under the agreement, DHS will be provided with temporary stopgap funding even though it has faced intense Democratic backlash over its aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota; long-term funding will be revisited later. 

    Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina refused to lift the hold he placed on the measures, unless otherwise guaranteed a vote on his bill to criminalize sanctuary city policies on Friday. Specifically, he wanted to impose criminal penalties on officials who interfere with the enforcement of immigration laws. Also, Graham showed interest in an amendment to address the Arctic Frost investigation, which is a federal probe into efforts by Trump allies to overturn the 2020 election, which focused on the fake electors scheme. The amendment would require officials to notify senators if their phone records are obtained. In addition, the House just last week included measures to repeal a law that would have allowed senators to sue up to $500,000 in compensation if their phone records were obtained. 

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