Senate Leaders Tiptoe Toward Partial Government Shutdown Over ICE Backlash

Senate leaders on Tuesday spoke in careful, almost rehearsed tones as Congress edged toward an increasingly likely partial government shutdown later this week, driven by a political rupture over immigration enforcement and the funding of the Department of Homeland Security.

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With funding for a large share of the federal government set to expire after midnight on Friday, Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over a sprawling six-bill appropriations...