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DHS barreling to shutdown after lawmakers fail to reach deal

Season 2026 Episode 35 | 4m 32s

The Department of Homeland Security is barreling toward a shutdown after Democrats refused to budge on a funding bill and lawmakers left Washington for a 10-day break. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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