For several hours Friday, in the stillness before dawn, the Senate appeared to have finally figured out how to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security before it faced the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history.
Senators handed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., their deal and headed for the airports, seemingly confident of success. Then it collapsed. Spectacularly.
This is How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress, according to AP reporters.
https://apnews.com/article/congress-shutdown-johnson-thune-dhs-deal-unraveled-4ad4076c09705ca4bbebbdbcac7a0e75
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