As Shutdown Looms, Senate Republicans Want Democrats’ Homeland Security Reform Ideas

As Shutdown Looms, Senate Republicans Want Democrats’ Homeland Security Reform Ideas

The U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise.

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty as Democrats unite against funding DHS unless there are substantial reforms—though Democrats haven’t put forward a unified proposal on what these would look like.

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