A Saturday shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is all but inevitable after the Senate failed to advance a funding bill and headed out on a week-long recess without a deal on new limits on immigration enforcement.

S.D., charged that Senate Democrats weren't interested in a solution to the DHS, but rather wanted to turn it into a political flashpoint.

The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.

Congress is racing against the clock to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Follow for live updates.

Lawmakers said they remained far apart on deal on Homeland Security to put new restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Lawmakers are departing Washington on Thursday without a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security — all but ensuring a partial government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. Why it matters: It would be the third shutdown of President Trump's second term,

Congress is bracing for a prolonged shutdown of DHS that oversees ICE without a policy deal on deportation operations and lawmakers on recess next week.

Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a motion to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, putting Washington on the brink of a partial government shutdown that