
Senate races to avert third shutdown as DHS deal takes shape
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A government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats demand DHS reforms following fatal shootings, with Republicans rejecting ICE restrictions.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
Some, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., wouldn't say, but noted that congressional Democrats and the White House were "trading papers," and signaled that the back and forth activity was a good sign of negotiations moving forward.
But lawmakers aren't out of the woods yet, a reality that Thune warned of since Senate Democrats demanded a two-week funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has until Friday to avert a shutdown and little time to actually move a short-term patch from one side of the building to the other.













