DOD shutdown appears imminent, if short-lived, after failed Senate vote

The Senate on Thursday rejected a package of spending bills to fund roughly half of federal agencies, putting much of government, including the Defense Department, on a collision course with a shutdown set to begin this weekend. Eight Republicans joined all Democrats in defeating the measure, which the House previously approved with broad bipartisan support. It was set to coast to President Trump’s desk until Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti on Jan. 24, leading to demands