“House Republicans fell short of votes on Friday to advance a three-week bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, 203-224,” Roll Call reports.
“Just hours before the agency is set to shut down, GOP leaders must now decide whether to risk a revolt in their ranks and put the Senate-passed, six-month spending bill on the floor that does not include language to block President Barack Obama’s immigration executive orders.”
The Hill: “The vote is a shocking defeat for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his leadership team, who had scrambled to bring the three-week funding bill to the floor ahead of the looming deadline.”
National Journal: Here’s what a Homeland Security shutdown would look like
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