The Senate has until January 30 to approve a Congressional funding package and avoid a partial government shutdown.

An increasingly likely partial shutdown could impact a number of federal services.

Much of the U.S. government is poised to shut down early Saturday morning unless Congress approves spending measures.

Congress lurched a day closer to a partial government shutdown Wednesday after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) laid out a list of major reforms Democrats want to make to the Department of Homeland Security,

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin has also called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to testify before Congress about her stewardship of the department. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona said he will only vote to fund the DHS if Trump fires his top aide, Stephen Miller, who is widely viewed as the architect behind Trump’s approach to immigration.

Government funding will expire on January 30, 2026, at which point agencies funded under six of the 12 appropriations bills currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) will be required to shut down without further appropriations.

Senate Democrats and a few Republicans on Thursday blocked a major government funding package that needs to pass by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avoid a government shutdown, signaling that negotiations between President Trump and Senate Democrats still have a way to go before reaching a deal.

What we know about a potential partial government shutdown amid Senate disagreements, tax season, and ICE's contentious presence in Minnesota.

The federal government is on the verge of partially shutting down, with Senate Republicans and Democrats at an impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

Congress is now one step closer to ensuring U.S. taxpayer dollars don't end up in Taliban coffers.