Senate Democrats say they will block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies on January 28, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on Presid…
WASHINGTON — Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.
With a partial government shutdown looming by week's end, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at right by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., confers with an aide following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28.
With a partial government shutdown looming by week's end, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at right by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., confers with an aide following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28.
