Senate rejects DHS funding bill a fifth time - Politico

Texas lawmakers spar over DHS funding as long lines loom at US airports

<p>John Cornyn and Greg Casar debate TSA agent pay outside Austin airport as partial shutdown enters second month</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>Republican senator John Cornyn and Democratic congressman Greg Casar of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</a> squabbled outside <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/austin">Austin</a>’s international airport on Monday over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the shutdown of the agency enters its second month.</p><p>Cornyn, the longtime Texas senator who is locked in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/03/texas-republic...

Elizabeth Warren backs Mallory McMorrow in Michigan Senate primary - Politico

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Watch live: House Democrats speak as DHS funding battle persists

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) will speak with reporters Tuesday as negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remain stalled after a partial shutdown began over a month ago. Despite President Trump’s ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Democrats have remained adamant about their…

"We're making people hurt": Democrats adopt new tactic to win DHS shutdown fight

<p>House Democrats are launching a Hail Mary push to effectively end the Department of Homeland Security's <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/03/11/dhs-shutdown-funding-deal-katie-britt-alabama" target="_blank">now month-long shutdown</a> by funding all of its sub-agencies except ICE and Customs and Border Protection.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Democrats are feeling the heat as <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/tsa-dhs-shutdown-airports-donations" target="_blank">federal workers miss paychecks</a> and DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/03/17/spring-break-under-siege-democrats-reckless-dhs-shutdown-forcing-tsa-officers-work" target="_blank">warns of airport closures</a>. They hope their planned discharge petition will, at the very least, deflect blame onto Republicans.</p><hr><ul><li>Many lawmakers also question whether keeping the agency shut down is meaningfully incentivizing the White House to negotiate in good faith on immigration enf...

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Rep. Greg Casar confronts Sen. John Cornyn at Austin airport over DHS funding

Democratic Rep. Greg Casar and Republican Sen. John Cornyn got into a confrontation at an Austin, Texas, airport over the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest on where negotiations stand.