Democrats lay out demands in prickly DHS funding fight
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S.D., believed that the top two congressional Democrats were "afraid of their shadows" as DHS funding negotiations gear up.
The set of five appropriations bills fully funds the remainder of federal programs for the fiscal year but temporarily freezes the Department of Homeland Security’s budget while lawmakers hash out reforms.
Lawmakers have a little over a week to negotiate changes to federal immigration enforcement. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., talks about what's next and what Democrats are looking to accomplish.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning, a day after President Trump signed legislation to end the
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Democrats’ demands for reforms to the Department of Homeland Security amid the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
Congress approved a spending package Tuesday afternoon that secures funding for the vast majority of federal agencies through September, ending the second government shutdown in the span of four months.
Congress narrowly passed the final spending package, averting a prolonged shutdown amid fierce debate over homeland security funding following fatal Minnesota shootings.
The shutdown is over and most agencies are funded, but DHS funding expires this month. Is another shutdown looming? What to know, odds, projections.