Senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff before Easter break

Ana Maria Rus

(25 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++EDIT BEGINS AND ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ ++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY WHITE FLASHES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington - 25 March 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Dick Durbin, (D) Illinois: "There is some progress, but we haven't reached an agreement to my knowledge as of last night. We have a limited amount of time before we're supposed to take a break, and I think we want to make sure we pay the people in the airport that are processing passengers, and the basics. We