The Senate reached a deal to fund the government, but Republican anger over the nature of the deal, earmarks and possible changes to the Department of Homeland Security derailed progress Thursday night.

senate minority leader Chuck SchumerNew York Democrats and President Donald Trump agreed to drop the much-maligned Department of Homeland Security funding bill from a broader six-bill funding package and instead fund the agency through a two-week continuing resolution (CR) while lawmakers haggled over changes to the bill.

Although a White House-backed deal has key Democratic support, a partial government shutdown will remain in place this weekend as the House of Representatives must weigh in on the plan.

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As the deadline to fund the government approaches, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is among the last Republicans to oppose a Trump-backed funding deal. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

By the end of the night, Republicans were storming through hold after hold, amendment request after amendment, but one lawmaker stood in the way: Sen. Lindsey GrahamR.S.C. Without his support, the plan could not move forward.

Graham told reporters as he walked into Thune’s office late Thursday night that the package was a “terrible deal.”

He is angry at his treatment Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent. Graham argued that ICE agents “are not infallible, but I appreciate what they do. I’ve never been more outraged by what these people are saying.”

Graham is just one of many senate republicans They didn’t see eye-to-eye on the deal or the original package, which failed in a key test vote Thursday afternoon — with seven Republicans joining all Senate Democrats in supporting it.

Once the deal became concrete and Trump publicly announced his support for it, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and his leadership team began working Thursday night to quell resistance within their own ranks, to no avail.

“Tomorrow is a new day and hopefully people will have the spirit to try to get this done tomorrow,” Thune told reporters as he left the Capitol Thursday night.

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With Democrats demanding repeal of the DHS bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) prefers to keep the current six-bill funding plan unchanged. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Typically, when a package like the Trump-backed proposal is rushed to the Senate floor, it goes through the Senate’s hotline process. That allows lawmakers to weigh in on approvals, concerns, requests for modifications or, in some cases, block the plan from moving forward altogether.

Sources familiar with Senate Democrats’ plans told Fox News Digital that as of Thursday evening, their camp had not yet begun the process as they waited for Senate Republicans to chart their next steps.

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Part of the DHS funding bill includes repealing a controversial provision that allowed senators subpoenaed for phone records during former special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation to sue for up to $500,000 per violation.

Graham has been a staunch supporter of the provision, which Senate Democrats have repeatedly tried to repeal over the past few months.

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Asked whether his retention was related to the expected repeal, Graham said no, noting that he had senate ethics committee This would not give him a financial benefit from the lawsuit.

“We can find a way forward, but not like this,” Graham said.