US EditionWhite 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 close to caving on key Dem demand for DHS funding: report
President Donald Trump's administration is considering relenting on a key demand from Senate Democrats in exchange for funding for the Department of Homeland Security.On Friday, NBC News correspondent Julie Tsirkin reported that border czar Tom Homan was expected to meet with Democrats later in the ...
To try to break the impasse that has been closed by the Department of National Security (DHS) since February 14, the White House border tsar, Tom Homan, met on Thursday at the Capitol with a group of centrist Democratic senators, notably leaving Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the sidelines.Read more
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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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