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Senate Republicans weigh Dem demand to split DHS bill, turn to short-term extension to avoid shutdown
Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hastily united over the weekend to reject the DHS funding bill following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti during an immigration ...

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Senate passes funding deal, but short-term shutdown still expected
Senate passes temporary DHS funding bill. How close is a shutdown now?
Senate Approves Spending Deal Ahead of Partial Government Shutdown
With just hours to go before a partial government shutdown, the Senate passed a bipartisan deal to fully fund most of the federal government, while giving lawmakers more time to negotiate over propose...

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Is the government shut down? Senate reaches temporary DHS funding deal
The Latest: Democrats Threaten to Trigger Government Shutdown Over ICE Reform
Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown
“Republicans and Democrats have come together to get the vast majority of the government funded until September” while extending current funding for Homeland Security, Trump said in a social media pos...

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Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote
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Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff

In one move to try to calm the situation, the Trump administration is recalling Gregory Bovino, a top Border Patrol commander, and a contingent of his agents from Minnesota.

Kristi Noem expected to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee in March

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee in March, giving lawmakers a rare chance to scrutinize her stewardship of the Department of Homeland Security after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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Senate Dems call Kristi Noem to testify before the Homeland Security Committee: 'Responsible for the department's actions'

Democrats in the Homeland Security Committee called DHS head Kristi Noem to testify before the panel "without delay" regarding "actions by federal officials under your control that resulted in the deaths" of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Homeland Security Democrats: Noem will be impeached if she is not fired, resigns

House Homeland Security Committee Democrats have threatened to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if she does not resign or is not fired, following backlash over the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration authorities.
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Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously voted to ban TikTok on government devices

On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously voted to ban TikTok on government devices. Newsy reporter Alex Miller tweeted that the bill, which was introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), was unanimously passed.
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ICE, CBP, USCIS leaders to testify before House Homeland Security Committee

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) said transparency and communication are needed to “turn the temperature down.”

Top DHS immigration officials agree to publicly testify before Senate Homeland panel

The heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS agreed to publicly testify before Sen. Rand Paul's, R-Ky., Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 12