Oh Yeah, We're in a Partial Government Shutdown, BTW

"Assuming Democrats don't fold as pathetically as they did in November, the shutdown could give the party the leverage to push changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), like requiring them to wear masks and identification, tightening warrant requirements for immigration-related searches and arrests, and further embarrassing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)-who monitors porn intake with his son-by continuing to prove just how little control he has over his own chamber."

"Ahead of Friday's midnight deadline, the Senate voted 71-29 to pass the funding package made up of five bills. The original package included a sixth bill to give DHS an additional $64.4 billion, including $10 billion to ICE-but Senate Dems said they'd refuse to pass it after Alex Pretti was shot and killed on January 24. (Despite Republicans' 53-47 Senate majority, the filibuster means legislation still needs 60 votes to pass.)"

"So, at the eleventh hour, Senate leaders struck a deal to split the DHS bill from the rest of the package, buying two weeks to negotiate possible reforms. While the remaining bills passed the Senate, it now needs to pass the House. Until then, the Pentagon, the Treasury, and the departments of State, Transportation, Homeland Security, Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development are shut down; some federal workers were already receiving furlough notices."

Federal funding lapsed into a partial shutdown Saturday morning after lawmakers split Homeland Security funding from a five-bill package when Senate Democrats refused extra ICE funds following the killing of two U.S. citizens. The Senate passed the remaining bills 71-29 but left the DHS bill for separate negotiation, buying two weeks to seek reforms. Multiple agencies are affected and some employees received furlough notices. House Speaker Mike Johnson considered fast-tracking the bill, a move requiring a two-thirds majority he likely lacks. Democrats oppose additional ICE funding and may demand reforms like masks, identification, and tighter warrant requirements for immigration enforcement.

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