The Department of Homeland Security shut down as Trump and Democrats continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after the Minneapolis shootings.
The Department of Homeland Security shut down as Trump and Democrats continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after the Minneapolis shootings.
WASHINGTON β Americans are souring on the Trump administrationβs immigration crackdown, complicating an already messy dynamic on Capitol Hill as emboldened Democrats draw a hard line against another short-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON β Emboldened by the backlash to the Trump administrationβs immigration crackdown, Democrats are taking a hard line in negotiations over short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security
Congress is struggling to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next week, amid a fight over ICE reforms after Minneapolis shootings.
House Republicans voted Tuesday to advance a government funding package to end the brief shutdown that began Saturday, putting it on track to pass the full chamber.
A sweeping government funding package is facing new hurdles in the Senate after another person was shot and killed by a federal officer on Saturday in Minnesota, raising the specter of a potential shutdown next Friday at midnight.