Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.

Bipartisan senators, including Mike Lee, blocked a massive spending bill Thursday, as eleventh-hour talks continue to avoid a costly partial government shutdown that looms at the week’s end.

The Trump Administration’s drastic and unprecedented effort to freeze funding for families’ child care and other essential needs in five states led by Democratic governors is a fundamental threat to every person’s access to public services and assistance that are funded in whole or in part by the federal government.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The borough’s lone congressional representative said Senate Democrats’ attempt to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security in wake of the most recent ICE shooting is misguided.