The Department of Homeland Security, which houses agencies focused on immigration, disaster response and cybersecurity, is on track to shut down Saturday as lawmakers leave town without a funding agreement or a deal that Democrats hope will rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.


“You see that huge wall over there, Schumer? That’s the wall of victory. You only need to touch it and everything is over. We win.”
Schumer: “where are its jaws? I hear that’s where it keeps the goods.”