DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

Senate Republicans are eying reconciliation as a long-term solution for ICE and CBP funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that Republicans had made what was likely their "final" offer to Democrats to reopen DHS. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats rejected Republicans latest deal to reopen DHS, and have promised a counteroffer with reforms in return. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's badge and gear. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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