Will the government shut down this week? Here's the latest on the Senate vote to fund spending bills to keep it open. Will they vote today?

Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.

The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline. The agreement will split the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) off from a “minibus” package of five other major funding bills.

Will there be another government shutdown this week? Here's the latest updates on a Senate vote on spending bills including ICE funding.

President Donald Trump and Democrats are closing in on a deal to avoid a government shutdown amid a fight over the DHS and ICE deployment in Minneapolis.

White House officials and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer were scrambling Thursday morning to ink a deal that would punt final decisions on fiscal 2026 Homeland Security funding but let five other spending bills get to President Donald Trump’s desk next week.

Congress has until Jan. 30 to fund the remaining government agencies and programs following the longest government shutdown in history in November.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged Senate Republicans to end the filibuster as a fiscal year 2026 budget battle is expected in January and could trigger another government shutdown.

The Senate has voted to approve a spending package that could avert a government shutdown. As part of the deal, senators stripped out new Homeland Security funding so Democrats and the White House could continue negotiation on potential changes to ICE and Border Patrol.