Lawmakers have left town after failing to pass the Homeland Security full-year funding bill, ensuring a partial shutdown of DHS beginning Saturday.
This is the second time in less than six months that Democrats have forced a shutdown over policy demands, with the holdup this time centered around demands for immigration enforcement restrictions.
https://tennesseestar.com/politics/partial-government-shutdown-imminent-as-congress-leaves-town/tcsquare/2026/02/14/
