Some Republicans are raising the possible of a prolonged shutdown fight when the House returns Monday to vote on the funding package.

Democrats and the White House agree on a spending deal to prevent a government shutdown and fund Homeland Security temporarily.

Democrats and the White House agree on a spending deal to prevent a government shutdown and fund Homeland Security temporarily.

The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

The move comes as the US reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON: Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as they negotiate new restrictions for US President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.As the country reels from the deaths of two prote

The potential deal comes after Democrats voted to block legislation to fund DHS on Thursday.

The White House rejected Democrats' demands to strip DHS funding from a spending bill as the government shutdown threat looms with a Friday deadline.

A US government shutdown is increasingly likely as Democratic Senators refuse to approve the DHS funding bill, following the fatal shooting of a second US citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis. Key Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Patty Murray, demand changes to ICE operations before backing the bill. Without a resolution, the funding package could miss the January 31st deadline.