Senate approves funding deal to rally behind deal struck by Trump and Democrats

Partial shutdown of government still expected to begin after midnight Friday, lasting at least through weekendThe US Senate approved a major government funding package on Friday, after the killings of two US citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis upended spending talks and gave out-of-power rare leverage over Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.In a 71-29 tally, the Senate overcame last-minute opposition from a handful of Republicans to rally behind a deal the president struck with Democrats, an unusual display of bipartisanship as tensions rise nationally over the presence of ICE in American cities. Continue reading...