Democrats is most often covered alongside Department of Homeland Security, which appears in 2 of these 2 stories. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 6.5 original sources each against 2.7 for the same window. The 35-day window averages about 0.4 stories each week.
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What the coverage shows about Democrats
Democrats is most often covered alongside Department of Homeland Security, which appears in 2 of these 2 stories. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 6.5 original sources each against 2.7 for the same window. The 35-day window averages about 0.4 stories each week. At 7, the average consequence score sits above the same-window beat average of 6.3. economy accounts for 1 of the 2 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. This profile follows 2 Finance stories mentioning Democrats across the period from February 18, 2026 to March 24, 2026.
Stories tracked
2
Per week
0.4
Sources per story
6.5
Computed from the 2 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 2963 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Democrats. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
The White House and Democratic leadership have exchanged new funding proposals to resolve a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that is now causing significant delays at U.S. airports. As the stalemate enters a critical phase, the pressure on lawmakers is mounting to prevent a broader economic slowdown tied to travel and border security.
Congressional Democrats have submitted a formal counteroffer to the White House to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. The proposal focuses on ICE oversight and funding reforms, though the administration remains deadlocked with lawmakers as the agency enters its fourth day of closure.