The last-minute deal was struck the same day that the Senate failed to advance a spending package that included funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

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?

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.

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.

Plan would include removing Homeland Security bill from the package, replacing it with a short-term continuing resolution for that agency

Negotiators in both chambers of Congress have reached an agreement to fund every federal agency in fiscal 2026, with appropriators announcing a final deal on Tuesday, giving lawmakers 10 days to get the remaining bills to President Trump’s desk before a shutdown would occur.

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.

Another government shutdown looms this week. Will the Senate vote today on shutdown? What time? Here's the latest, what to know and how to watch live.

Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline.