As Shutdown Looms, Senate Republicans Want Democrats’ Homeland Security Reform Ideas

A funding package that passed the House last week is on shaky ground after the shooting of a Minneapolis protester. The deadline is Jan. 30.

The U.S. Capitol on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—As a Jan. 30 deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise.

The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Jan. 27 was one of uncertainty as Democrats unite against funding DHS unless there are substantial reforms—although Democrats have not put forward a unified proposal on what these would look like.