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Dems block DHS funding after GOP rejects their counter, Thune says Schumer 'going in circles'

Senate Democrats blocked a last-minute attempt by Republicans to end the Homeland Security shutdown after the GOP rejected their "unserious" counteroffer. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., forced a vote on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill after swiftly killing Democrats' offer earlier Wednesday afternoon. He accused their latest counter as "not even close to being real." "They know better," Thune said. "They're asking for things that have already been turned down. So it just seems like they're going in circles."The spur-of-the-moment test vote on Wednesday was de...