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It was not immediately clear whether passengers would face delays at airport security checkpoints in the coming days if a government shutdown does occur.
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Congressional Democrats say they will approve no money for the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails on immigration agents. Their voters in Minnesota are demanding no less.
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A lapse in funding probably won't bring immigration enforcement operations to a screeching halt, but the department is also home to other agencies, including the Coast Guard and FEMA.
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Large swaths of the Department of Homeland Security are set to shut down Saturday unless lawmakers and the White House strike a last-minute deal.
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Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.
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In a moment of frayed trans-Atlantic relations, Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly canceled the House delegation to Europe's biggest annual security summit.
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The debate over whether federal agents should be allowed to cover their faces with masks has become a flashpoint as the government heads for a partial shutdown.
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A bipartisan spending deal couldn't clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.
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