Shutdown averted for now, but Senate warns DHS fight could trigger another in days
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The Trump-Schumer deal gives Congress just two weeks to negotiate the controversial Homeland Security funding bill as Republicans warn the timeline is an "impossibility."
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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