Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), spurning pressure from Republicans who argued the conflict with Iran has heightened the need to end the agency shutdown.

The Senate voted 51–45 on the GOP-backed measure, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance it and leaving the Homeland Security shutdown unresolved

Talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a partial government shutdown have stalled in the Senate.

The debate over how to rein in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown hasn't been resolved, causing the department to run out of money for the second time this month.

The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, but Senate Democrats blocked similar legislation.

The partial government shutdown stretched into another week after negotiators failed to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the weekend. Congress is on a weeklong recess and is not scheduled to return to Washington, D.C ...

Senate Democrats aren’t backing down from their shutdown demands to restrict Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite President Donald Trump on Thursday firing Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary and nominating Sen.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Congress is trying to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security – including FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard – while broader debate continues over Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The DHS funding bill passed the House, but when will the Senate vote again to end the partial government shutdown? Here's the latest shutdown update.

The House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill Thursday, even as most Democrats defied Republican pressure to end the agency shutdown in light of the Iran conflict. The lower chamber voted 221-209 to pass the bill.

Democrats are firm that ICE faces new restrictions before DHS reopens, as concerns over Iranian retaliation inside the U.S. mount.