By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTONThe US government slid into its second shutdown in three weeks early Friday after a senator in President Donald Trump's own Republican Party blocked a vote on a bipartisan budget deal before a midnight deadline. BILLThe Senate was expected to hold a vote on the measure at 1am and, if it passes, send it to the House of Representatives and then on to Trump, who could quickly sign it and nip the shutdown in the bud. The Kentucky Republican took the floor to blast the increase in federal spending limits, and in particular the fiscal irresponsibility of his own party. The temporary spending bill under consideration incorporates the major budget deal reached between Senate leaders on both sides of the political aisle. IMMIGRANTSDemocrats have sought to link the federal funding debate to a permanent solution for hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Source: Daily Nation February 09, 2018 06:11 UTC