February 14, 2026

Appropriations Bill

Long Island Dems side with House GOP to pass DHS, ICE funding bill | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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The bill ultimately passed the chamber 220 to 207. Five other Democrats joined Gillen and Suozzi in passing the bill, while Rep Thomas Massie was the only GOP member to vote against it.

Two Democrat House reps from Long Island, New York have broken with their party in backing a spending bill that includes billions funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as a major immigration crackdown has been underway in Minnesota.

Reps Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi sided with House Republicans on Thursday in passing a $64.4 billion funding package for the Department of Homeland Security. Included in the package is $10 billion for ICE. The bill ultimately passed the chamber 220 to 207. Five other Democrats joined Gillen and Suozzi in passing the bill, while Rep Thomas Massie was the only GOP member to vote against it.

Calls To Nuke Filibuster, Pass SAVE Act Intensify As Threat of Government Shutdown Increases › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is facing increasing pressure to do away with the filibuster if Democrats seek to force a government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

MSN reports that the odds of a government shutdown by January 31, jumped from 11.5%  to 79% on Kalshi and from 9% to 80% on Polymarket.

Government shutdown odds grow over DHS funding– www.cnbc.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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Chances for a partial shutdown of the U.S. government by the end of this week grew Sunday due to outrage over federal immigration agents fatally shooting Alex Pretti in Minnesota, the second such incident this month.

A growing chorus of Democratic senators warned that they will not vote for a massive $1.2 trillion package to fund federal government operations if it includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement efforts.

Schumer Vows Senate Dems Won’t Support DHS Funding Bill– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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Hours after Border Patrol fatally shot an armed man Saturday in Minneapolis, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he and other Democrats will not back a legislative package including a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), potentially risking a partial government shutdown.

The Senate has until Jan. 30 to pass a six-bill package funding multiple federal government agencies which, as presently being considered by the upper chamber, includes the DHS bill.

If a total of 60 senators do not support the package by the deadline, the country will face a partial government shutdown—less than four months removed from a record 43-day standoff which Schumer and the vast majority of his caucus consistently voted to prolong.

“What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling—and unacceptable in any American city,” Schumer wrote in an X post late Saturday.

Sen. Chris Murphy All But Promises There Will Be Another Shutdown Because DHS Is ‘Murdering’ People– dailycaller.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said during a Sunday morning CNN appearance that his party’s caucus cannot support a government shutdown-averting bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which he claimed was “murdering American citizens.”

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,  in a Saturday statement, vowed his party’s caucus “will not provide the votes” necessary to pass a spending package which includes a DHS funding bill. The declaration came hours after Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Murphy appeared to agree with Schumer, saying on “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” that “Democrats are not going to vote” for the package — that if not passed by its Jan. 30 deadline would launch the country into a partial government shutdown.”

Democrats Move to Force Government Shutdown to Block ICE Funding Over ‘Appalling Murders’ in Minnesota– slaynews.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026

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Senate Democrats are threatening to force another government shutdown to block funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the recent fatal shootings in Minnesota.

The anti-ICE unrest in the Democrat-controlled state is rapidly escalating into a high-stakes budget confrontation that could trigger a partial government shutdown.

In just days, Democrats in the upper chamber have coalesced around a strategy to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), placing immigration enforcement squarely at the center of looming government funding negotiations.

Congress moves toward funding government, dodging shutdown – The Washington Post– news.google.com

pgnewser January 21, 2026

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  1. Congress moves toward funding government, dodging shutdown  The Washington Post
  2. Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies  Politico
  3. Lawmakers release final measures to fund the government close to deadline to avert partial shutdown  CBS News
  4. Top appropriators release text for four remaining appropriations bills  The Hill
  5. Appropriations Committees Release Three-Bill FY26 Funding Package: Labor, HHS, Education; Defense; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development  House.gov