Sam Greenglass

With just days to go before a Friday night deadline, the Senate was preparing this week to greenlight nearly $1.3 trillion for defense, health, transportation, and more.

But that funding is wrapped up with money for the Department of Homeland Security, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

Democrats say they will not give ICE any more money without reforms that Republicans have previously resisted.

Even if the Senate agrees to changes or to cleave DHS from the funding for everything else, the House would still have to agree as well.

And the House is on recess this week, unlikely to be called back before funding runs out.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

With just days to go before a Friday night deadline, the Senate was preparing this week to greenlight nearly $1.3 trillion for defense, health, transportation and more.

But that funding is wrapped up with money for the Department of Homeland Security, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

Democrats say they will not give ICE any more money without reforms that Republicans have previously resisted.

Even if the Senate agrees to changes or to cleave DHS from the funding for everything else, the House would still have to agree as well.

And the House is on recess this week, unlikely to be called back before funding runs out.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

After a burst of activity last week, bipartisan talks are floundering as the Senate heads for a week-long recess.

Negotiators have been grappling with demands from some Republicans for tougher language on ensuring federal dollars don't fund abortion.

And then President Trump unveiled his own health plan, which would not extend the subsidies.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, says she is still pressing to resurrect them.

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans is now ending in most states.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

House Oversight Chair Kentucky Republican Congressman James Comer announced his plans after President Bill Clinton did not show up for a deposition.

In a letter to the committee, the Clintons called the subpoenas legally invalid and designed to embarrass political rivals, writing that, quote, every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles, and its people.