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Deal to Reopen DHS Sputters on Capitol Hill as Anxiety in Both Parties Spikes

Senate GOP leaders' plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security collapsed Wednesday as both parties rejected the proposal to withhold federal immigration enforcement funding without policy changes, leaving no clear path to end the nearly 40-day stalemate before Congress leaves in two days.
Just a day earlier, Senate GOP leaders believed they had found a compromise to reopen DHS by the weekend, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Wednesday that talks felt like they were "going in circles" as party divisions mounted.
Democrats delivered formal rejection Wednesday, demanding permanent Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms, with Schumer stating on the Senate floor "We've been talking about ICE reforms from day one. These are not new demands," while Conservatives opposed defunding ICE and President Donald Trump refused to back the plan in full.
House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated he will not keep the House in session if the Senate fails to reach a DHS funding deal, saying members will receive 72 hours notice to return; GOP Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama met Wednesday morning with House Democratic centrists, telling reporters negotiators "have to" finalize a deal this week.
Some Democrats are pushing Congress to advance a separate bill funding only the Transportation Security Administration, which faces staffing shortages as workers remain unpaid, with Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján expressing frustration that Republicans haven't backed the measure as rank-and-file lawmakers from both parties privately meet to salvage broader talks.

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Deal to reopen DHS sputters on Capitol Hill as anxiety in both parties spikes

The latest push to reopen the Department of Homeland Security is sputtering on Capitol Hill, with frustrations so high that some rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties are privately meeting on their own to try to salvage talks.

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