As both chambers of Congress return to Capitol Hill today, the news of two resignation announcements is not the only thing news occupying lawmakers.
The House still needs to pass a bill to fund several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) subagencies, like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard, amid a record-breaking partial government shutdown.
Although the Senate advanced a measure that remedies this funding lapse, but notably doesn’t include money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol. Hardline House Republicans argue that their colleagues in the upper chamber are ultimately handing Democrats a win, after they refused
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