WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. Republicans were pushing for a longer extension of the Homeland Security funding, but the two sides were “getting closer,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. Still far apart on policyAs the two sides narrowed in on a spending deal, the length of a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding emerged as a sticking point. Even if the two sides strike a deal, negotiations down the road on a final agreement on the Homeland Security bill are likely to be difficult. “The package will not come back through the House without funding for the Department of Homeland Security,” they wrote.