As Shutdown Looms, Senate Republicans Want Democrats’ Homeland Security Reform Ideas

WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise. The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty as Democrats unite against funding DHS unless there are substantial reforms—though Democrats haven’t put forward a unified proposal on what these would look like. Last week, the House passed the $1.2 trillion spending package at issue. It would fund the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and DHS....