Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters,

It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.

Democrats block a funding bill in the Senate, after disagreement over putting new restrictions on immigration agents

The Department of Homeland Security is all but guaranteed to begin a partial shutdown early Saturday morning after the White House and congressional Democrats failed on Thursday to close the gap on a deal to rein in federal immigration enforcement,

A bitterly divided Washington is headed for its third government funding lapse of President Donald Trump’s second term — this time, a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security over the issue of federal 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.

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over Democrats' demands for new restrictions had stalled.

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