After fiery public speeches Friday from Republicans railing against the deal President Donald Trump struck with Democrats, senators appeared back on track rushing to resolve their differences and start voting on the bipartisan agreement to avoid a federal government shutdown.

Senate Democrats plan to block the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, and some Senate Republicans contend that the bill may need to be sidelined to avoid a shutdown.

The US federal government is poised for a short shutdown with Congress unlikely to meet a midnight Friday deadline to clear a spending package through both legislative chambers.

The 71-29 vote came a day after Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump struck a deal to attach two weeks of Homeland Security funding to five spending bills that will fund the Pentagon, State Department and many other agencies until Sept.

Senate lawmakers are making progress toward funding the Department of Homeland Security, however this does not rule out the chances of a partial government shutdown. Thursday evening, the Senate agreed to fund DHS for just two weeks as lawmakers raced to pass a large spending package to avoid a partial 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

Senate Democrats announced earlier Thursday they had struck an agreement with the White House to move forward with a plan that would see the Department of Homeland Security funding bill separated from a package of five other bills.

Lawmakers are facing a potential government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Senate Democrats are opposing the funding following the killing of a protester by a federal agent.