Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Senate Democrats on Wednesday again blocked funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after Republicans rejected a counteroffer the party put forward.
An effort by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to fund the DHS failed in a 54–46 vote, falling short of the 60 votes it needed to advance. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was the only Democrat to join Republicans in voting to advance the measure.
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