Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) unveiled Democratic demands for immigration policy changes Wednesday just days before a government funding deadline.
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Congress is staring down a partial government shutdown in less than two days, and the options to avoid it are limited.
Top Senate Republicans are still arguing the best path forward is to pass the six-bill funding package sent over by the House ahead of tomorrow night’s deadline. But that’s not flying with Democrats, who say they’re united in blocking the package without separating out Department of Homeland Security funding.
That’s set to be put to the test today.
Senate Republicans filed cloture on the six-bill package —which makes up 78% of the proposed $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2026 discretionary ...