Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Deal as USA Faces Weekend Partial Shutdown

The USA Senate passed a $1.2 trillion spending deal to fund most of the government through September, but a partial shutdown will begin Saturday because the House of Representatives is out of session until Monday.Donald Trump supported the bipartisan agreement, which includes a two-week stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security to allow for negotiations on immigration enforcement reforms following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.Senator Lindsey Graham ended his delay of the vote after securing a commitment for a future vote on sanctuary cities while Todd Blanche launched a civil rights probe into the actions of federal agents.