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.

The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government as talks over reforming ICE continue.

Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.

Senate lawmakers appeared to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, but it’s not clear whether it will pass the House in time.

Border czar Tom Homan has suggested possibly pulling some federal immigration agents out of Minnesota. And, Senate leaders struck a short-term funding deal to keep most of the government running.

As attention intensifies on ICE conduct in Minnesota, lawmakers in Michigan debated a trio of proposals addressing how the agency could operate.

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees commodities trading, advanced a bill on Thursday ‌that would establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies on a party-line vote, an indication that the legislation likely lacks enough support to be passed by the full Senate.