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White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress
Senators and border czar Tom Homan met to break a month-long DHS funding lapse amid calls to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
- On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators met with White House border czar Tom Homan at the U.S. Capitol to advance stalled negotiations over Department of Homeland Security funding, which lapsed on February 14.
- Funding for the department lapsed as Democrats demanded policy changes for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including warrant requirements and body cameras, while Republicans blocked attempts to fund the agency piecemeal.
- More than 120,000 federal workers are operating without pay, causing staffing shortages and chaos at airports as Transportation Security Administration agents call out sick, leading to widespread flight cancellations and delays.
- Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama called the meeting a 'first step is dialogue,' while Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington said, 'we're still a long ways apart,' signaling continued disagreement.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned the impasse 'needs to get resolved by the end of next week' before senators depart for a two-week recess, leaving travel plans in jeopardy if the shutdown persists.
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White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress
There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown. A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday met behind closed doors with White House border czar Tom Homan.
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White House seeks to circumvent Schumer on potential DHS funding deal
White House border czar Tom Homan met with a group of centrist Democrats at the Capitol on Thursday, circumventing Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), who didn’t attend the meeting, in hopes of reaching a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Homan met for more than an hour with centrist Democrats who [...]
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