Washington, United States, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - US Senate eyes funding deal vote as government shutdown looms

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The US Senate edged closer to a vote Friday on a funding deal to avert a government shutdown following a bitter standoff over President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown. A partial government shutdown -- affecting roughly three-quarters of the federal government -- would be the second since Trump returned to office, threatening to furlough hundreds of thousands of public employees, interrupting government services and injecting fresh......

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