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Lawmakers leave town as Homeland Security funding deadline looms

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 13, 2026 at 10:54 AM CST

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, listens during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP)

Lawmakers left Washington on Friday without reaching a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded. A huge gap remains between Senate Democrats and the White House over proposed reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan talks with Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto about the stalemate.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.