Congress Splits on DHS Funding, Leaving Shutdown Unresolved (1)

Congress is going on the record today on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with Senate Democrats showing they’re not ready to fund the agency yet.

A Senate procedural vote on a full-year DHS funding bill (H.R. 7147; BGOV Bill Analysis) failed 51-45 as negotiators make little to no progress on a deal with immigration enforcement policy changes. The House also held a symbolic vote on a DHS spending bill (H.R. 7744; BGOV Bill Analysis), passing it by 221-209.

The stalemate makes it all but certain the partial shutdown will drag into a fourth ...