Republicans revolted over a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security and passed a rival bill, dimming the chances of a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.
'Very, very difficult'
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Senate Democrats voted against the funding for the fifth time, which makes the current partial government shutdown tied for the second-longest shutdown in history at 35 days. The vote to invoke cloture on the funding bill failed in a 47-37 split.
The Senate is currently expected to break for a two-week recess next Friday. Senators would normally return to their home districts to put in face time with their constituents, which is particularly valuable this year with the midterms in November.
The upper chamber's departure means that the department will be forced to shut down beginning Saturday, until a funding bill is approved by President Donald Trump and both chambers of Congress.
Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.
CSP Director for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Kyle Shideler discussed the federal immigration enforcement operations...
CSP Director for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Kyle Shideler discussed the federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, saying local resistance remains fierce, in an interview with NTD News. Watch HERE.Open
The vote makes a shutdown increasingly likely, given the House already passed all six bills and has left for recess.