DHS enters partial shutdown as Congress fails to agree on a funding bill before the weekend

OAN Staff Katherine Mosack

The federal government has entered a partial shutdown as Congress failed to reach an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Senate failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the proposed DHS appropriations bill before lawmakers left Washington, D.C., for a long weekend to observe Presidents’ Day on Monday, causing the department to enter a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday.

Members of both chambers of Congress were also scheduled to attend the 62^nd annual Munich Security Conference, with several flying out at the end of the day on Thursday. Both a full-year bill and a temporary, two-week funding extension failed.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) gave Senators 24 hours’ notice to return to the capital if a deal was reached, while House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave 48 hours.\

Republicans also pointed to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats for blocking the GOP’s efforts to prevent another shutdown.

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