The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government on Thursday ahead of a Saturday shutdown deadline, with Democrats demanding reforms to how immigration agencies are ca...

A significant portion of the government shut down at midnight, but it may be brief after the Senate passed a bipartisan deal to consider Department of Homeland Security funding separately from a large...

That would require a strong bipartisan vote with substantial support from both Republicans and Democrats to send the bill to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature.