Senate reaches deal to advance package of spending bills to avert US government shutdown, say reports – live

Agreement splits Department of Homeland Security spending bill from package as Democrats call for changes to immigration enforcementSenate fails to advance spending package after Democrats refuse to back DHS funding“I do not want to hear that “everything that’s been done here has been perfect”, Homan said, without referring specifically to the fatal shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.Homan noted that while no “agency is perfect” he did not come to Minneapolis to create “headlines”. The federal immigration enforcement surge is “going to improve because of changes we’re making”, he said. Continue reading...