The sudden sense of urgency comes as U.S. airports are snarled by long security lines.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday rejected a new proposal from Senate Republicans endorsed by President Trump to fund almost all of the Department of Homeland Security but set aside some funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end the partial government shutdown that has now stretched to 39 days. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)…
A day after Republicans offered to remove money for ICE enforcement from a Department of Homeland Security funding bill, Democrats insisted that the deal must include curbs on federal agents.
Senators raced Tuesday to clinch an emerging proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE operations that have been core to the dispute.
There’s a potential deal in the works to re-open the Department of Homeland Security, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations between Congress and the White House. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.
Senate Republicans made progress on a possible deal to end the monthlong partial government shutdown directly affecting the Department of Homeland Security when they met with the president at the White House on Monday evening. No resolution to the funding lapse has been announced yet, but Republicans are considering funding all DHS operations except for…
Senate Republicans reportedly plan to end the partial DHS shutdown by funding most of the agency while leaving ICE enforcement and removal unfunded.
