Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security will shut down indefinitely at 12:01 a.m. EST Saturday after Senate Democrats opposed a bipartisan fiscal year 2026 budget .
Congress is taking a weeklong break next week, so no action is likely until at least Feb. 23.
While Congress is on break, some congressional lawmakers are planning to attend a security conference in Munich, Germany, while most others are returning to their home districts for the week.
"We are not even going to pretend that we are trying to figure it out," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, told The New York Times.
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