The deal could be approved by the Senate as early as Thursday night, but would still need House approval before midnight Friday to avert another government shutdown.

Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrict...

“Hopefully we won’t have a shutdown. We’re working on that right now. I think we’re getting close,” Trump said Thursday at a cabinet meeting at the White House.