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Republicans in Congress announce plan to end DHS shutdown, but political battle continues

By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House

Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security

The DHS funding lapse had seemed likely to stretch into next week as the House is contemplating passing a Senate plan it had previously rejected to fund the bulk of the agency, but not its immigration enforcement operations.

By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

U.S. Senate voted to end a partial government shutdown that has snarled airports across the country

Republican leaders in Congress say they'll pursue a path to ending the partial shutdown

The plan represents a return to what Republican senators had in mind when, early Friday, they passed a bipartisan funding agreement through unanimous consent.

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

WATCH: Senate meets as lawmakers consider deal to fund Homeland Security

The potential breakthrough came after a group of Republican senators headed to the White House late Monday to meet with President Donald Trump.

By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

U.S. Senate Republicans hold press conference following weekly policy lunch, in Washington, D.C.

WATCH: Senate fails to pass DHS funding bill with U.S.-Israel war on Iran escalating

Republicans invoked the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they made another unsuccessful effort Thursday to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security.

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE on masks, cameras and judicial warrants

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The negotiations come amid some bipartisan sentiment that Congress should step in to de-escalate tensions over the enforcement operations that have rocked Minnesota and other states. But finding real agreement in such a short time will be difficult.

Thune throws cold water on Trump's call to 'nationalize' U.S. elections

By Associated Press

“I’m not in favor of federalizing elections,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday.

The Epstein files. 3 major questions right now

By Lisa Desjardins

Years in the system, the case of Jeffrey Epstein has reached another turning point and is raising new questions.

8 Democrats voted with Republicans on a shutdown deal. Here's what they've said about why

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

They faced almost instant blowback from members of their own party as they voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation that would reopen the government.

Handful of Senate Democrats join GOP to break funding stalemate, first step toward ending shutdown

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

A group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight.