House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.

Multiple outlets reported that the White House is working with Senate Democrats to avoid a prolonged shutdown.

Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids ac

By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Odds of a partial U.S. government shutdown rose on Friday after new barriers emerged in the Senate to a deal that would ensure funding for agency operations would not be interrupted.

It was already an eleventh-hour scramble in Congress to get the last of its appropriations bills passed. Even before news broke of Pretti's death, weather-related disruptions had squeezed the timeline − a Senate vote on Monday, Jan. 26, was canceled due to the winter storm.

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump names his Fed chair nominee and strikes deal with Senate Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.

A lapse in funding might only last through the weekend after Democrats and the White House struck a deal to temporarily fund immigration agencies.

Another looming government shutdown could mean delayed pay for military, ICE and federal workers. Here’s who keeps working and who doesn’t.