President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have reached a tentative deal to avert a disruptive US government shutdown as the White House continues to negotiate with the Democrats on placing new limits on immigration raids that have provoked a national outcry.

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

The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

Democrats and the 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

President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have agreed to a deal but a last-minute objection prevented it from coming to a vote on Thursday night.

A Senate vote could come soon on the emerging proposal that would split off a Department of Homeland Security funding bill for further negotiations on immigration enforcement.

Senate Democrats say a deal has been reached to avoid a partial government shutdown. President Trump urges Republicans to vote for it.

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.