Parties: Force and Democrats

parties: In Washington's latest display of governance by brinkmanship, the bipartisan accord bolstering military and domestic programs and deepening federal deficits crossed the finish line just before dawn -- but not before the government shut down overnight, according to CTV. Passage left nerves frayed and Democrats with little leverage to force congressional action on their most high-profile priority preventing deportation of hundreds of thousands of the young immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children and remain here without permanent legal protection. But the push to pass the massive legislation underscored enduring divisions within both parties, and those rifts are likely to make the next fight over immigration even more challenging. Lawmakers rushed to limit the disruption and impact over the lapse in government funding, voting in the middle of the night to reopen agencies before workers were due to report to the office. Sen. It was the government's second shutdown in three weeks, and most lawmakers were eager to avoid a big show of dysfunction in an election year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.