The US is poised to avoid a major shutdown after senators agreed on Friday to separate out a controversial bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from a package that also includes funding for the State Department and the Pentagon.
The House, which is out of session this week, will still need to approve the package before it can be signed into law, meaning that there will be at least a brief funding lapse after current funding expires on Friday. But the chamber is expected to move…
US likely averts major government shutdown by splitting bill, but partial closure looms
