House Democrats vote to continue DHS shutdown despite Iran threat, Noem's ouster
House Democrats largely voted to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown to keep going on Thursday, shrugging off Republicans' concerns about the increased domestic terror threat amid the...
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House Democrats largely voted to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown to keep going on Thursday, shrugging off Republicans' concerns about the increased domestic terror threat amid the U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran. It comes hours after President Donald Trump shocked Capitol Hill by ousting DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and appointing Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as his replacement. But that did not stop the vast majority of Democrats from voting against a bipartisan DHS funding bill aimed at funding the cabinet agency through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. The bill did pass the House in a 221 to 209 vote, with all but four House Democrats voting against it — a significant indicator that Noem's firing is not enough to tip the scales in the ongoing standoff. The Democrats who voted in favor of the funding bill are Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Jared Golden, D-Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez, D-Wash., and Don Davis, D-N.C. MCCARTHY URGES DEMOCRATS TO ‘DO YOUR JOB’ AS DHS FUNDING STALL HEIGHTENS SECURITY CONCERNS Nearly identical legislation already passed the House in January, but House GOP leaders wanted to force the vote again in light of heightened national security concerns within the country's borders. While largely symbolic, it shows Republicans' pressure strategy is falling on deaf ears as the left continues to protest President Donald Trump's strategy to combat illegal immigration. The bill was the product of original bipartisan negotiations that followed the longest-ever full government shutdown in U.S. history, which ended in November after 43 days. It would fully fund all aspects of DHS while also including new guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanded by Democrats, like a body-worn camera mandate and new required training on public engagement and de-escalation. But Democrats walked away from the deal en masse amid fallout from Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, which saw two U.S. citizens shot and…