Chuck Schumer insists calling DHS funding shutdown 'political posturing' is 'not fair'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNNs "Situation Room" that the accusation that the Homeland Security shutdown was political posturing was "not fair." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed it was "not fair" to argue that Senate Democrats were holding up Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding for "political posturing" on Thursday. Schumer spoke to CNN's "Situation Room" about the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown after Senate Democrats demanded tighter restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Though the shutdown has caused disruptions within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), ICE and Border Patrol have been largely unaffected after previously receiving funding last year in the One Big Beautiful Bill, leading Blitzer to ask Schum