By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — Republicans have sought to use the Trump administration’s attack on Iran to pressure Democrats to relent on their demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security. But Democrats are quickly rejecting that push, making clear they will continue to insist on changes to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Customs and Border Protection, after federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis. “No,” moderate Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said when asked if the war changes his stance. “I don’t think the two relate.” King, who caucuses with Democrats, has previously opposed shutdowns. His
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