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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 Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, 11 days into a partial government shutdown with no apparent end in sight.
The latest failed vote came just hours before President Donald Trump is set to address Congress in the annual State of the Union address.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...
One of the narrowest government shutdowns in modern history will start this weekend.
Democrats did not respond publicly to the White House offer, but Democratic senators voted against a funding bill for the department before leaving town, meaning the funding will expire Saturday without further action. The bill was rejected, 52-47, short of the 60 votes needed for passage.