[U.S. Senate and House Begin Recess Today, Homeland Security Department Shutdown Almost Certain] Odaily Planet Daily News: Due to the inability of the U.S. Democratic and Republican parties to reach a consensus on relevant reform proposals, on October 12 local time, with only one day left before the Department of Homeland Security's funding expiration, the Senate vote failed to advance the appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Given that the Senate and House will begin a 10-day recess on October 14, media widely believe this makes the Homeland Security Department's shutdown almost certain. It is reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security may enter a shutdown starting at 12:00 a.m. local time on October 14, which is 1:00 p.m. Beijing time on October 14. (Jin10)