US government could see shutdown on Friday as Democrats stall funding bill over immigration enforcement reformA key vote intended to head off a partial government shutdown failed in the Senate on Thursday, after Democrats refused to back funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless i t included reforms to federal agents involved in Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.However a Senate aide confirmed that Democrats have been negotiating with Republicans on a deal that could result in passage of most government funding bills and a short-term measure covering the DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US border patrol.Shrai Popat contributed reporting from Minneapolis Continue reading... ...read more read less