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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.
A potential government shutdown comes as DHS funding grows contentious.
Democrats are poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform
Senate Democrats are poised to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies
Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
If Senate Democrats, Republicans and the White House don't come to an agreement soon, many services and federal agencies could be impacted by a partial shutdown.
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines on Thursday urged Congress to pay air traffic controllers in the event of a partial government shutdown after the industry suffered a major disruption during a 43-day standoff last fall.