US EditionSchumer, Jeffries review White House proposal to end DHS shutdown
The White House aims to resolve the two-week DHS funding lapse with a serious counteroffer amid stalled Senate negotiations and calls for immigration enforcement reforms.
- On Feb 27, 2026, the White House said it made a `serious counteroffer` to congressional Democrats to end the two-week Department of Homeland Security funding lapse, urging that `Democrats need to make a move to end the shutdown before more Americans are harmed.`
- After federal funding lapsed on Jan. 30, Senate Democrats twice blocked a House-passed DHS appropriations bill, demanding immigration enforcement reforms including mask bans and body cameras.
- But other DHS units like FEMA, Coast Guard, Secret Service, CISA, and TSA operate without new appropriations, while essential employees face pay disruptions, some receiving only half their paychecks this week.
- Aides to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said they received the offer and are reviewing it closely, while no congressional action is expected until the middle of next week.
- The stalemate showed no sign of easing Friday, as Republicans accused Democrats of playing politics and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum criticized Democratic leadership for holding up legislation.
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DHS funding impasse deepens as lawmakers blow by first payday
The impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is showing no signs of easing as lawmakers barreled past the first reduced paychecks for agency employees on Friday and the shutdown of the agency hits the two-week mark. Lawmakers have spun their wheels for a full month over how to fund DHS for the [...]
Fedorchak says Senate has not reached deal to end partial shutdown
So far, there's still no deal in the Senate to end the partial government shutdown. Senate Republicans and Democrats are still trying to work out funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS Is Depleting Disaster Funds in the Middle of an Agency Shutdown
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APDemocrats in Congress believe that the Department of Homeland Security’s secretary, Kristi Noem, is depleting disaster funds in an effort to pressure them to end the agency’s shutdown.Four Democratic staffers familiar with the funding situation told NOTUS that they see her decision to suddenly release $5 billion in long-awaited disaster relief as politically motivated, describing the news as a sudden about-face for FEMA…
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