Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

Senate Democrats are poised to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines on Thursday urged Congress to pay air traffic controllers in the event of a partial government shutdown after the industry suffered a major disruption during a 43-day standoff last fall.

WASHINGTON — Large portions of U.S. government are on the verge of shutting down Saturday in a congressional standoff over immigration-enforcement tactics after the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

Congress is careening toward the second government shutdown in four months due to disagreements over federal funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The shutdown Washington is preparing for this weekend has several key differences from the government funding battle last fall.

“The Senate must not pass the DHS budget as currently written,” Schumer said. “It must be reworked to rein in and overhaul ICE."

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