Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill as impasse deepens

Dial shows how voters reacted to Trump criticizing Democrats for partial government shutdown

President Donald Trump accused Democrats of cutting funding for the Department of Homeland Security during his State of the Union address, and a bipartisan voter panel showed divided reactions.

Exclusive: Shutdown hits homeland security agencies outside immigration enforcement

Roughly 120,000 Department of Homeland Security employees are working without pay as Democrats and the White House remain at odds over funding the department — and the bulk of those missing checks do not work in immigration enforcement, according to internal numbers compiled by the Trump administration and shared with Semafor.Some 140,000 DHS employees are still getting paid, with many immigration and law enforcement officials unaffected by the …

Senate Fails to Advance Homeland Security Funding Bill - The Thinking Conservative News

The Senate on Feb. 24 failed to advance legislation to fund the DHS, extending the agency’s partial shutdown into its 11th day. The post Senate Fails to Advance Homeland Security Funding Bill appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill as impasse deepens

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ensuring the shutdown of the agency will drag through this week as both sides dig in.

Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill, prolonging partial government shutdown

The department entered a shutdown earlier this month after Senate Democrats failed to pass the House's DHS funding bill because of objections to immigration enforcement.