The pressure now moves to the House, which is in recess, as the government enters at least a limited funding lapse.

The House passed the six remaining funding bills last week and sent them to the Senate as a package, making it more difficult to strip out the homeland security portion as Democrats have demanded. Republicans could break the package apart with the consent of all 100 senators or through a series of votes that would extend past the Friday deadline.

House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.

Senate Republican leaders plan to reject Democratic demands to split off funding for the Department of Homeland Security and pass the rest of a giant funding package needed to avert a partial government shutdown this week,

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