Senate passes federal funding compromise as Democrats score victory in DHS revolt

Government shutdown all but guaranteed as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says earliest action on Senate-passed spending bill is Monday, with two-thirds majority potentially needed.

Democrats are poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform

Senate Democrats are poised to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies

Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes

With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that officers show identification as the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

House Republicans warn against Senate changing DHS funding bill

House Republicans are warning the Senate against making any changes to a government funding package that includes funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saying any reforms sought by Democrats would not clear the House and would lead to a government shutdown at the end of the week.
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WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats ready to force government shutdown by demanding ICE restrictions

Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

Tensions boil in House over emerging Senate deal to avert government shutdown

House Republicans are balking at an emerging Senate deal to quell a Democrat rebellion over funding the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine

The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict limits are set.

Johnson backs fast-track process requiring Democratic support to swiftly end shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans he wants to utilize a special fast-track process that will require cooperation from Democrats to swiftly pass the funding package that the Senate is poised to send over and end what lawmakers hope will be a brief government shutdown.

How Democrats want to reform DHS — and why some Republicans are open to their demands

A spending agreement under consideration in the Senate would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while lawmakers negotiate provisions to rein in federal immigration agents.

House, Senate Democrats push DHS reforms but differ over scope

Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate say they’re firmly united when it comes to the party’s push for new rules of restraint on federal immigration officers. But the politics governing each chamber are not the same,