DHS Funding Lapse Strains National Security and Border Operations
The Department of Homeland Security faces ongoing operational challenges as a multi-week funding lapse disrupts critical functions ranging from cyberinfrastructure to immigration enforcement.
2 articles, 1 post·February 13 – March 6, 2026
2 News·Fri, Feb 13
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With Congress gone, much of DHS is set to run out of money after midnight - The Boston Globe
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Department of Homeland Security Faces Impending Shutdown
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My colleagues @SenatorCollins and @SenKatieBritt are right. We’re 3 weeks into Democrats’ shortsighted DHS shutdown. Our armed forces are conducting ongoing operations against Iran. And keeping our airways, cyberinfrastructure, ports, borders, and coastlines secure is as important as ever. I hope my Democrat colleagues will come to their senses during this heightened threat environment and end this reckless shutdown.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell on x