Senate Democrats are cautiously optimistic about a potential agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But it's far from a done deal.

President Trump told Senate Majority Leader John Thune he wouldn't support an idea floated by aides to end the DHS shutdown and fund ICE later.

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since February over Democratic concerns about its immigration enforcement policies.

Senate Democrats are cautiously optimistic about a potential agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But it's far from a done deal.

Congress and the White House are working to reach a funding deal before Congress leaves for a scheduled two-week recess on Friday.

Senators actively negotiated Thursday on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown ahead of Friday's deadline and the start of a two-week recess.

The Senate reached an agreement to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. The deal still has to pass the House of Representatives.

The late-night vote is a step towards bringing the 40-day partial shutdown - and long security lines at US airports - to an end.

Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats, who control none of government, for derailing efforts to fund DHS.