The Senate inched closer to triggering a partial government shutdown Monday as GOP leaders pushed forward with a $1.33 trillion funding package that includes a Homeland Security bill Democrats vowed to oppose.
With only four days left before current funding for most federal agencies runs out, both parties sought to find an exit ramp from the road to a shutdown that neither side wants.
The best hope for a quick resolution appeared to be some immediate change in policy from the administration, at least when it comes to the DHS presence in Minneapolis which has led to two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens.
