Senate closes in on potential deal to end DHS shutdown
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Senate negotiations move toward deal to end six-week DHS partial shutdown and restore border security operations.
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Senate negotiations have advanced toward a funding agreement that would restore operations at the Department of Homeland Security and terminate a six-week partial government shutdown. The DHS partial shutdown has disrupted border security operations and other agency functions during a period when immigration enforcement has been a focal point of the Trump administration's policy agenda. A deal would restore full staffing and funding to agencies responsible for border control, immigration enforcement, and other homeland security functions that have operated under restrictions or with furloughed staff. The Senate agreement represents a potential breakthrough after weeks of impasse, though final passage would still require coordination with the House. The timing is significant given the administration's emphasis on border security enforcement in its early months.
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Senate is negotiating a funding agreement to restore Department of Homeland Security operations and end the partial government shutdown.
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