Schumer, Dems again block DHS funding, force State of the Union showdown

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    Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as Congress gears up for President Donald Trump's prime time address.

    The largely party-line vote on Tuesday was the first action in the Senate since lawmakers returned from a weeklong break. It’s also the second time Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., forced Senate Democrats to decide whether to reopen the agency.

    Failure to advance the full-year funding bill ensured that the partial government shutdown, which is only affecting DHS...

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