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Democrats Exercise ‘No’ Power in Senate to G.O.P.’s Dismay

This article talked about the fact that even with one party controlling both houses, the supremacy of the majority isn't guaranteed. The bill to continue funding homeland security has failed three days in a row to be passed because of Democrat filibusters. Republicans may have control of both the House and the Senate, but they can't seem to agree on a solid agenda that they can put enough support behind and fully make use of their power in numbers. An issue that has been divided Republicans and keeping them at a stand still has been the topic of immigration, something that opinions on range from extremely conservative to surprisingly very liberal. In order for the Homeland Security funding to happen, Republicans have realized that aspects of it will have to be changed to address immigration more, but many are too stubborn to try and formulate a sort of a compromise that has any hope of not being shut down by the Democrats.