U.S. Senate Approves Funding Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown

The U.S. Senate has passed a spending bill to fund most federal government departments, moving it to the House of Representatives for consideration. According to PANews, the funding for several federal departments was set to run out on January 30. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer's spokesperson announced on January 29 that an agreement had been reached between Senate Democrats and Republicans to prevent a partial government shutdown. The agreement includes advancing the government funding bill to provide resources for most departments for the remainder of the fiscal year, while granting a two-week temporary funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security. This extension aims to allow further negotiations on limiting the department's immigration enforcement actions.