Senate works into the night in latest effort to reopen Homeland Security Department - AP News
John Kennedy briefly held up the vote series because he wanted the measure to include parts of the SAVE America Act or other priorities, then withdrew his objections.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYOutlet credibility · Associated Press97/100 HIGH
411 stories · 96.5–97.3 · updated Sep 25, 2026
This article1 analysis · Sep 25, 2026
SOURCEAssociated Press
Published Apr 23, 2026
tl;dr
The Senate worked through the night as Republicans pursued a budget-reconciliation route to fund ICE and Border Patrol, while Democrats sought policy changes and planned amendments. The effort is part of a broader attempt to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which the article says has been shut down for more than two months.
Community verdict
0 VOTESRated by people, not pundits.● OPEN
People in this story
SWIPE →
John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN
Senator who briefly delayed the vote series over the bill’s scope
PRIMARY SUBJECT
Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN
Senate Democratic leader criticizing the Republican effort
Schumer's version of this story ↗
Discussion · 0
What's your take?
Loading comments…
