Seven Republican senators on Thursday voted against advancing a six-bill funding package to keep the government open past Friday, citing concerns about the ballooning federal deficit and what they saw as the failure of the so-called appropriations minibus to significantly cut spending Sens.

Even though the bill passed in the Senate, it still needs approval from the House, which won't be back in session until Monday. This could mean the government will be partially shutdown temporarily through the weekend until the House can vote on the legislation.

The Senate reached a bipartisan agreement to split out DHS funding in order to advance other bills to avoid a federal shutdown.

Senate conservatives led by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are working to sink the Senate-passed government funding package in the House, warning that it threatens to leave the Department of Homeland Security unfunded while doing little to rein in the growth in federal spending.

Senate Democrats block a six-bill funding package, greatly increasing the probability of a partial government shutdown.

Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans appeared to reach a deal to avert a shutdown, but not quite. Here's the latest on the Senate vote today.

President Donald Trump's endorsement of a Senate spending deal will likely pave the way to its passage and avert another lengthy government shutdown.