GOP cracks in Senate begin to show in DHS shutdown fight
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Cracks are beginning to show in the Senate GOP's unity as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its 38th day, as some Republicans worry trying to pin the blame on Democrats won't produce a deal and could politically boomerang back on their own party.
Images of huge chaotic lines at major airports in Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and New York City caused by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers calling in sick are rattling Republican senators who don't see an end in sight given the hard lines taken by both the White House and Senate Democrats during the funding stalemate.
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