Senate standoff keeps DHS funding in limbo as shutdown drags on

Democrats in the Senate blocked advancing the House-passed DHS funding bill for a second time, extending a partial government shutdown that began Feb. 14. With the measure needing 60 votes, talks appear stalled as Democrats demand changes to immigration enforcement (including warrants for private-property searches, independent investigations, and other guardrails) before funding is approved. The impasse leaves agencies like TSA and the Coast Guard operating under a continuing resolution, while President Trump pushes for a reopening during the State of the Union and aides describe negotiations as informal and unlikely to yield a deal this week.