The Senate passed its slimmed-down budget reconciliation package early Friday morning, approving hundreds of billions of dollars to go toward the southern border and national defense in a bill that could be dead on arrival in the House.

The Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigration, energy and defense policies in the early hours of Friday.

U.S. Senate Republicans will push ahead on Thursday with a measure to kickstart President Donald Trump's agenda on immigration, energy and defense, Majority Leader John Thune said on Wednesday, after Trump called on them to drop the plan in favor of a sweeping resolution prepared by House Republicans.

The 52-48 overnight vote puts pressure on the GOP-controlled House, which plans to take up its own competing budget resolution next week.

Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.