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GOP Optimistic on Deal to End DHS Shutdown

Is Democratic obstruction causing the DHS funding crisis or is Trump sabotaging his own party's deal?

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GOP Optimistic on Deal to End DHS Shutdown

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Above: Senate Majority Leader John Thune in Washington, D.C on March 17, 2026. Image credit: Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Republican narrative

Democrats are the reason DHS workers aren't getting paid — plain and simple. GOP senators are pushing hard for a deal that funds the entirety of DHS, including ICE agents who keep families safe, but Democratic obstruction keeps stalling progress. Failing to fund the people who protect Americans from illegal aliens isn't a compromise — it's a betrayal.

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Democratic narrative

It was Trump who killed a bipartisan DHS funding deal after Senate Republicans even brought him a workable solution. Even some Republicans admit the president is at fault, but those who refuse to cross him are allowing American workers to suffer. This shutdown isn't about Democratic obstruction — it's about one person and his followers blocking a deal that most senators want.

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