Schumer, Jeffries Talk Cracks in Coalitions: Congress Tracker

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.U) and US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

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Congress’ two top Democrats are both Brooklynites who say they’re in constant communication and in lockstep on immigration policy.

However, there have been cracks in their tenuous alliance as Congress approaches a Feb. 13 deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security and negotiate Democrats’ demands for immigration enforcement changes.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House negotiated a short-term continuing resolution for DHS that ended a brief partial shutdown yesterday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his entire Democratic leadership team voted against it.

How each leader handles the next nine days could have major implications for ...