With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.

The Senate failed to advance legislation to fund major portions of the government as talks over reforming ICE continue.

Are we heading toward another government shutdown this week? Here's the latest updates on a Senate vote on spending bills including ICE funding.

The pressure now moves to the House, which is in recess, as the government enters at least a limited funding lapse.

Senate Democrats say Republicans have agreed to separate DHS funding from a package of five other appropriations bills that have already passed the House but have not yet cleared the Senate.

House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.

Senate conservatives led by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are working to sink the Senate-passed government funding package in the House, warning that it threatens to leave the Department of Homeland Security unfunded while doing little to rein in the growth in federal spending.

Things are looking bleak for a fix in Congress for ACA premiums that doubled, on average, this month. And Republicans are making arguments against the law that haven't worked in years past.