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Senate, DHS and Shutdown

Senate Democrats Block DHS Funding Bill, Raising Partial Shutdown Risk

Senate Democrats have blocked Republican efforts to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, pushing the federal government toward another potential shutdown as the midnight Friday deadli...

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Senate funding vote likely seals pending DHS shutdown

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Senate departs with DHS shutdown looming and negotiators at loggerheads

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DHS shutdown looms as funding bill fails over immigration demands

The US Senate has failed to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid dispute over Democratic demands to place new restrictions on immigration agents.

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US Senate Blocks Homeland Security Funding, Raising Likelihood of Shutdown

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Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall

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Live updates: Dems block DHS funding bills; judge rejects Pentagon attempt to punish Kelly

Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected another counterproposal the White House submitted to avoid a DHS shutdown.

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Republicans urge Trump to hold firm against Democrats’ DHS demands as clock ticks toward shutdown

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Shutdown odds spike amid Department of Homeland Security funding standoff

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DHS shutdown at the end of Friday inevitable as Sen. Thune admits lawmakers ‘not close’ to a deal

WASHINGTON — Here we go again. The federal government is hurtling toward another government shutdown — the third in three months — which will disrupt the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate voted Thursday to block the legislation that would fund the agency past a Friday deadline,

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Senate Leader Thune throws cold water on filibuster change in push for voter-ID bill

Voter ID legislation backed by President Donald Trump and his GOP allies faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

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Thune: ‘Not even close’ to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter registration requirements to pass the upper chamber with fewer than 60 votes.

Thune blasts Jeffries, Schumer as 'afraid of their shadows' as DHS funding fight heats up

S.D., believed that the top two congressional Democrats were "afraid of their shadows" as DHS funding negotiations gear up.

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SAVE Act passes House; when is Senate voting on SAVE Act? Is it law?

The SAVE America ACT cleared the House in a narrow vote, but what happens next? Here's what to know about the next Senate vote.