Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.

After an overnight "vote-a-rama," Senate Republicans advanced its budget blueprint, but a gulf remains between House and Senate Republicans.

The Senate, working into the morning hours Friday, passed the first of two budget bills, focusing on border security, immigration and tax breaks.