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Nevada Republicans worry their efforts to oust Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid in 2016 could be thwarted again by a crowded GOPprimary.

In 2010, Republicans nominated one of their weakest candidatesin the primary, Sharron Angle,froma large field ofchallengers to face Reid. In a banner year for the GOPacross the country, Reidwon re-election by a handful of points and nowRepublicans are anxious history could repeat itself in 2016.

We just need to take control of our primaries and make sure that doesnt happen this time, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., recently told CQ Roll Call in the Capitol. Yeah, Im always concerned with that.

HellersHousecolleagues echoed that sentiment.

Always concerned with that situation, said freshman Rep. Crescent Hardy, R-Nev. We sometimes are our own worst enemy.

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., was one of those many candidates who wanted to challenge Reid in 2010, but he dropped out after six months. He later sought election to the House.

I mean, just based on the most recent experience, it didnt have a positive result if youre looking for a Republican in the seat, said Amodei recentlyoutside the House floor.

Reid tops the GOPs target list for 2016, when the party haslittle opportunity to play offense because most of the incumbents up for re-election are Republicans. Democrats must win a net of five Senate seats to ensurecontrol of the chamber this cycle.

The GOPstop choice for the seat is Gov. Brian Sandoval. Republicans believe the popular Hispanic polcould easily defeat Reid.

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Senate and House Republicans are fighting over who should move first to break the stalemate over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Majority Leader MitchMcConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday the House will have to pass a new bill because the Senate cant pass the Houses initial legislation, which would overturn President Obamas executive actions on immigration shielding millions from deportation.

Speaker John Boehners (R-Ohio) office pushed back, arguing there is little point in additional House action.

McConnells and Boehners offices both put the blame on Senate Democrats, who have repeatedly blocked the House bill from progressing by filibustering procedural motions.

Sixty votes would be needed to move the House bill forward, and Republicans have won no more than 53.

Its clear we cant get on the bill. We cant offer amendments to the bill. And I think it would be pretty safe to say were stuck because of Democratic obstruction on the Senate side, McConnell said.

Michael Steel, Boehners spokesman, said the pressure is on Senate Democrats who claim to oppose Obamas immigration action but are filibustering a bill to stop it.

Senate Democrats and the White House are showing no signs that they are feeling any pressure.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is scheduled to end after Feb. 27, and Democrats say Republicans are jeopardizing the nations security with a fight over a policy issue. They are demanding the GOP agree to a clean funding bill stripped of measures attacking Obamas immigration actions.

The Republican majority is twiddling its thumbs as it gets closer and closer to shutting down DHS, said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). We Democrats have pushed for a clean DHS funding bill followed by a robust debate on immigration reform. But the Republicans have insisted on sticking to their hostage-taking tactics.

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Sen. Mark Kirk says Republicans should put coffins outside Democrats offices if the U.S. is attacked during a shutdown.

By Seung Min Kim

2/10/15 3:10 PM EST

Updated 2/11/15 7:20 AM EST

The Republicans who control Congress have long pledged not to let the Department of Homeland Security shut down on their watch.

But with its funding set to run dry in 17 days, and with the House and Senate still tied in knots over President Barack Obamas immigration policies, no signs are emerging of a solution to the DHS standoff and Republicans are ramping up their efforts to blame Democrats.

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Senate GOP leaders waved surrender on one front Tuesday, acknowledging they wont be able to overcome the stubborn filibusters that Democrats have waged against Republican attempts to roll back Obamas immigration actions through the Homeland Security spending bill. Meanwhile, in a brief yet blistering interview, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) suggested that Senate Democrats deserved far more public blame for the impasse than they were getting.

The Republicans if there is a successful attack during a DHS shutdown we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, You are responsible for these dead Americans, Kirk said Tuesday.

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