Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m by voice vote after a marathon session, which followed arduous bipartisan negotiations that occurred in fits and starts over the … Read more