“The fledgling GOP-controlled Congress returns to the Capitol just days before its first major fiscal deadline as a battle over President Obama’s immigration policies has set up a showdown on whether to fund the Department of Homeland Security,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Set to expire Friday, the agency’s funding has been tied up by Republican leaders angered over President Obama’s executive actions that shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. GOP leaders haven’t yet signaled how they plan to resolve the weekslong impasse, which already has spotlighted divisions between House and Senate Republicans that could intensify and escalate in the next few days.”
Politico: Homeland Security fight goes into crunch time
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