‘Sense of urgency’ about airport lines as US Senate considers new offer on DHS funding

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 929

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday were reading through a new Republican offer to fund the Department of Homeland Security that could end the shutdown that began nearly six weeks ago, with a congressional recess set to begin.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said in the afternoon that Democrats hadn’t “responded officially” to a proposal GOP negotiators sent over in the morning but that discussions were ongoing. He described it as the “last and …

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