US EditionSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens
Speaker Johnson aims for House vote by Tuesday to end partial government shutdown amid demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms after Minneapolis protests, Senate funds DHS temporarily.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he is talking to lawmakers to gain support for a federal funding package amid a partial shutdown, with a vote expected soon.
- House Republicans and the Freedom Caucus insist on fuller Homeland Security funding and want provisions like the SAVE Act, complicating agreement, while Democrats demand restraints on ICE beyond $20 million for body cameras, including agent identification and ending roving patrols.
- Multiple federal agencies face shutdown guidance, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely affected after storms and federal workers risking unpaid status if the impasse continues.
- A Monday afternoon committee meeting will test Johnson's GOP majority after Democrats refused votes, and the Senate-approved temporary DHS funding to Feb. 13 sets a legislative deadline.
- Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said `What is happening in Minnesota right now is a dystopia` and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York urged immediate DHS reform.
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Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement operations.
Oh Yeah, We're in a Partial Government Shutdown, BTW
As of Saturday morning, the federal government is officially in a partial shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, following Democrats’ refusal to give ICE even more billions after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens. 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 B…
Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on government shutdown and debate over ICE
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations. Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage. Trump struck a deal with senators to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broader…
Trump Puts the Screws on House Republicans to Reopen the Government ‘WITHOUT DELAY’
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) President Donald Trump put the screws on House Republicans to reopen the federal government “WITHOUT DELAY” in a Monday afternoon Truth Social post. “I am working hard with Speaker Johnson to get the current funding deal, which passed in the Senate last week, through the House and to my desk, where I will sign it into Law, IMMEDIATELY!” began the president, who continued: We need to get the Government open, and I hop…
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