The measure also would need to clear the House, which isn’t scheduled to return until Monday, setting the stage for at least a brief shutdown on the weekend.

Dozens of federal agencies are set to see their funding lapse at midnight as senators work to finalize a deal on a package of spending bills.

The Senate is on track to pass a government funding package Friday afternoon after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told colleagues that he will release his hold on the massive spending bill if he gets a vote on legislation to crack down on sanctuary cities.

Sen. Susan Collins also said large-scale immigration enforcement operations in Maine have ended, as the White House seeks to quell growing backlash in the wake of citizen deaths.

Tom Homan said the immigration operation would be more "targeted", as the Trump administration works to calm frustrations both in the city and on Capitol Hill

California Governor Gavin Newsom assailed the White House border czar, Tom Homan, saying he’s the wrong person to deescalate tensions in Minneapolis spurred by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Even after a press conference Thursday morning from the new leader of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, Tom Homan, it’s still not clear exactly how much the mission will change in the aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing.

The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has “zero tolerance” for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation.