Senate blocks federal funding bills as deadline to avert shutdown looms

Senate divided over DHS funding as shutdown deadline looms

A bipartisan plan to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security has hit delays, raising the risk of a shutdown at midnight tonight.

Senate blocks federal funding bills as deadline to avert shutdown looms

The funding package failed 55 to 45, with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats to block the bills.

41 City Council members call on Schumer to oppose ICE funding as shutdown looms

As the federal government heads toward a potential shutdown as early as Jan. 30, after the Senate on Thursday failed to advance a six-bill funding package that includes the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 41 members of the New York City Council sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Jan. 29 urging him to continue blocking any funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Homeland Secur…

Senate Democrats block funding bills as they press for DHS changes

The Senate failed to advance a government spending package on Thursday, pushing the federal government closer to a partial shutdown set to begin just after midnight Friday. Democrats blocked a package of six spending bills, as the White House worked on a deal to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from other departments. The procedural vote to move the legislation forward failed 45–55, well short of the 60 votes required. Wh…