Schumer keeps public guessing on how long Dems will refuse to fund DHS amid terror attacks

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The Senate Minority Leader deflected blame when approached about ongoing gridlock for funding DHS over Democratic demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remained silent earlier this week when asked how long Democrats intended to hold out on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a recent string of suspected terror attacks. Fox News Digital approached Schumer with a pair of questions in the basement of the Senate. "Is it time to fund the DHS after four domestic suspected terror attacks have occurred?" a Fox News Digital reporter asked. "If the Republicans don’t agree to the ICE reforms that you guys want, all of them, what’s the next step? How long are you willing to leave DHS unfunded?" SCALISE ACCUSES DEMOCRATS OF REVIVING 'D