DHS negotiations have yet to get underway, Thune says, as shutdown clock ticks

With eight days to avert a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, serious negotiations have yet to begin, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday.

The South Dakota Republican said Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who is leading the talks for Republicans, has reached out to Democrats for a sitdown but has gotten “crickets” so far in response.

Britt publicly slammed a Democratic offer released Wednesday night as a “a ridiculous Christmas list of demands for the press,” while Thune also pooh-poohed the proposal from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

“There are a few things that there’s probably…

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