President Donald Trump’s escalating conflict with Iran and fears of potential domestic retaliation have failed to break the partisan logjam in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

Republicans and Democrats dug in Tuesday on their positions on immigration enforcement, as each side sought to leverage the unrest abroad to their benefit in the DHS shutdown saga, which is approaching its three-week mark.

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