The United States Senate has again failed to pass a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, leaving a partial government shutdown on course to last nearly a month. In a vote of 51 to 46, largely along party lines, lawmakers remained deadlocked over measures related to federal immigration enforcement.
Senator John Fetterman was the sole Democrat to support the appropriations bill, which would have funded the department through September. The legislation fell short of the 60-vote threshold required to advance, marking the fourth time this year that the Senate has failed to approve DHS funding.
The impasse centres on disagreements over immigration enforcement safeguards within the bill. With no immediate resolution, the partial shutdown is expected to continue, raising questions about the operational impact on homeland security functions.
