Democrats Make Counteroffer on DHS Funding as Shutdown Enters Day 4

Senate Democrats sent a counteroffer to the White House and Republicans on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) late on Feb. 16, according to a spokesperson for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). This came as the partial DHS shutdown entered its fourth day with no deal in sight. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he was hopeful that negotiations would continue but questioned the Democrats’ motives. “We’ll see if they are at all serious about actually getting a solution to this, or whether they just want to play political games with these really important agencies,” Thune told Fox News Digital....