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Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal

The current stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security lasts until Feb. 13.
Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to press on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump signed the funding package that ended a partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, another clock started ticking.

Republicans and Democrats have a Feb. 13 deadline to strike a new deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), now covered by a very brief continuing resolution.

Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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