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President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats say they've agreed to separate DHS funding from a larger spending package after the killing of Alex Pretti.
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Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted to block a government spending package on Thursday. President Trump and Senate Democrats continued to negotiate to rein in federal agents enacting his immigration crackdown and avert a government shutdown.
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(Second column, 7th story, link)
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Democrats laid out demands for Homeland Security as the Senate prepared to vote on a government spending package. Lawmakers need to reach an agreement by the deadline on Friday to avoid a government shutdown.
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The president and the top Senate Democrat were discussing an agreement to split off homeland security funding from a broader spending package and negotiate new limits on immigration agents.
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