Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters,

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed after Congress failed to reach a deal on immigration-enforcement policies.

The Department of Homeland Security is all but guaranteed to begin a partial shutdown early Saturday morning after the White House and congressional Democrats failed on Thursday to close the gap on a deal to rein in federal immigration enforcement,

It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.

Democrats block a funding bill in the Senate, after disagreement over putting new restrictions on immigration agents

A Saturday shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is all but inevitable after the Senate failed to advance a funding bill and headed out on a week-long recess without a deal on new limits on immigration enforcement.

S.D., charged that Senate Democrats weren't interested in a solution to the DHS, but rather wanted to turn it into a political flashpoint.

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at end of day Friday appears certain as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over Democrats’ demands for new restrictions have stalled.