Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding

By: Ashley Murray, Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,009

Last Updated: 1 week ago


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WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is headed for a shutdown as lawmakers on Capitol Hill remained stuck Thursday over bans on face masks and other immigration tactics.

The department’s funding expires Friday night.

A procedural vote to advance a funding bill failed in the Senate, 52-47, with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., the only Democrat to join Republicans on the measure. Senate Majority Leader John Thune changed his vote in a maneuver to recommit …

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