Partial government shutdown goes into effect, as Senate deal awaits House vote

Because the House still needs to vote Monday, a partial government shutdown was set to happen over the weekend.

A partial federal government shutdown went into effect early Saturday. It came hours after the Senate met a last-minute deadline to approve a revised package of government funding bills, but the House is not expected to approve the changes until Monday at the earliest.

The Senate voted Friday to separate out extended funding for the Department of Homeland Security after reaching a deal with the White House to put that off for two weeks to negotiate Democratic demands for restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including requiring agents to wear body cameras turned on and to wear no masks.

The vote was 71-29, with only five Republicans voting against: Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson and Rick Scott. 

The bill now heads to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring the package to the floor under suspension of the rules – requiring a two-thirds majority for passage.

That would require a strong bipartisan vote with substantial support from both Republicans and Democrats to send the bill to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature.