AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Senate locked in staring contest on DHS as insults fly
Senate Republicans and Democrats are in a high-stakes staring contest over funding the Department of Homeland Security , with Democrats refining their demands to include "guardrails" on money authorized in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act . Why it matters: More insults were traded Wednesday than actual counteroffers . - The one offer that was delivered — from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — was quickly dismissed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). - "It's not even close to being real," Thune barked. "They know better." But Schumer is holding firm. "Democrats sent Republicans our counteroffer on legislation to reopen DHS, pay TSA workers, while at the same time rein in ICE with commonsense guardrails," Schumer…