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The latest: Democrats and White House reach deal to avert shutdown and fund Homeland Security
Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump ’s surge of immigration enforcement.

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Senate votes to avert shutdown but parses Homeland Security spending
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Partial United States shutdown hits as Department of Homeland Security funding lapses and U.S. House of Representatives delays vote on U.S. Senate deal
Senate passes $1.2T government funding deal — but a brief shutdown is certain
The Senate passed a compromise spending package Friday, clearing a path for Congress to avert a lengthy government shutdown.

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Government shutdown deadline just hours away as Senate works to pass funding deal
Trump, Democrats say deal reached to avert shutdown; immigration talks to continue
US Senate eyes funding deal vote as government shutdown looms
Any fix, however, would still have to be approved by the House of Representatives -- which is not due back from recess until Monday -- making at least a weekend gap in funding inevitable.

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Will the government shut down again? Latest update on Senate deal, vote
Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue with White House to avert a shutdown

Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night to blame the man who had been shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis that morning for his own death,

Shooting Aftermath Leaves Homeland Security Department in Turmoil

As officials point fingers in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents, concerns grow about the agency’s future.

Homeland Security ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign.

Shutdown talks hinge on length of Homeland Security funding stopgap

Senators say that negotiations over a stalled government funding package are hung up over the question of how long to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at current levels to give the White House and Senate Democrats more time to negotiate immigration enforcement reforms.

Homeland Security’s Shifting Mission Over the Past Quarter-Century

Established after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect the country against terrorism, the agency absorbed immigration functions that have become its focus under President Trump.
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Healey calls on Homeland Security chief Noem to resign

Governor Maura Healey demands resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.
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United States seeks Homeland Security offices in Ecuador

The United States is interested in establishing offices of its Department of Homeland Security at “strategic” facilities in Ecuador, where the head of that department, Kristi Noem, arrived on Wednesday. Ecuadorians must first approve, in a referendum ...