Senate blocks DHS reopening as Clyburn runs again amid global turmoil
The Senate blocked a measure to reopen the Department of Homeland Security as the partial government shutdown nears two months; Rep. James Clyburn announced he’ll seek an 18th term, while a bipartisan housing affordability bill advanced in the Senate (though its House fate remains unclear). In other news, a deadly Moscow concert hall attack led to 19 convictions, deadly landslides struck Ethiopia with dozens dead or missing, and U.S. stocks fell as oil prices surged amid ongoing Iran tensions.