The Senate passed a government funding bill with changes demanded by Democrats concerned about immigration enforcement and sent it to the House as lawmakers work to avoid an extended shutdown.

With just hours to go before a partial government shutdown, the Senate is grinding toward a vote later Friday on a bipartisan deal that would fully fund most of the federal government while lawmakers ...

The Senate has reached a deal to avert a government shutdown but it wasn't enough to avert a partial government shutdown that began early Saturday morning and is set to least at least a few days.