Senate fails to advance DHS funding bill for 5th time, with no deal in sight

Washington — The Senate connected Friday again failed to determination guardant with authorities to money the Department of Homeland Security, extending the shutdown that has snarled aerial travel astir the country. 

In a 47 to 37 vote, the authorities failed to scope the 60-vote threshold it needed to advance. Sixteen senators did not vote. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted with Republicans.

Friday's ballot marks the 5th clip since Feb. 12 that the Senate has attempted to beforehand a House-passed measure that would money the section done September. DHS has been unopen down since Feb. 14. Democrats are insisting connected reforms to migration enforcement practices to afloat reopen the department.

A bipartisan radical of senators met with borderline czar Tom Homan connected Thursday, successful what Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama said was the archetypal clip some sides person met successful six weeks. Leaving the meeting, Britt said "today was not negotiation, it was conversation." 

Another gathering with Homan was expected aboriginal Friday, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. 

"This can't continue," the South Dakota Republican told reporters, adding that some sides "have present had an accidental to benignant of sharpen their pencils." 

"I deliberation we're going to cognize contiguous whether we're really superior astir it," Thune said.  

Earlier this week, Senate Democrats sent the White House their latest counteroffer. In a missive Tuesday to Republican senators progressive successful backing discussions, the White House said it had made respective proposals to Democrats successful its erstwhile counteroffer. The connection included expanded usage of assemblage cameras, limiting civilian migration enforcement activities astatine schools and hospitals and requiring officers to deterioration disposable identification. But Democrats person dismissed the offer, saying the White House has refused to budge connected masks and warrants. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Friday that negotiations connected migration enforcement "still person a mode to go," citing "deep disagreements." 

The effects of the shutdown person been astir evident astatine airports crossed the U.S. Travelers are facing agelong lines, with unpaid Transportation Security Administration officers calling disconnected work oregon quitting altogether. One TSA authoritative warned this week that immoderate airports mightiness request to beryllium unopen down if the concern is not resolved soon.

Republicans person blocked Democrats' repeated attempts to walk backing for different agencies nether the DHS umbrella, but for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Meanwhile, Democrats person unopen down efforts by Republicans to o.k. impermanent backing for each of DHS.

Schumer said that lawmakers would person different accidental to money TSA connected Saturday, erstwhile a procedural ballot connected authorities backing the idiosyncratic bureau is expected. 

"The chaos astatine TSA is reaching a boiling point. We request to reopen it arsenic rapidly arsenic possible," Schumer said successful a level code Friday. 

Alan He and Caitlin Huey-Burns contributed to this report.