The standoff – which comes with particularly high stakes in a year in which the entire House and around a third of the Senate are up for reelection in the midterms – was triggered by an incendiary row over immigration enforcement.

WASHINGTON: Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the…

The Senate is preparing for a showdown that could create another government shutdown, as Democrats demand immigration enforcement reforms.

Democrats are demanding changes to the way federal immigration agents work after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens.

The standoff – which comes with particularly high stakes in a year in which the entire House and around a third of the Senate are up for reelection in the midterms – was triggered…

President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have agreed to a deal but a last-minute objection prevented it from coming to a vote on Thursday night.

Killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good prompted Democrats to block passage of a measure funding DHS

US gov't funding impasse driven by Democratic anger over federal agents killing two people during immigration crackdown.

Democratic senators refuse to vote for bill authorizing continued DHS spending after killings of two US citizens