Overview
- Senate Democrats are withholding votes unless the Homeland Security title is stripped from the six-bill package and ICE/CBP constraints are added, with Chuck Schumer urging separate action on the other five bills.
- Republican leaders and the White House want the full bipartisan package passed to avoid a funding lapse, saying negotiations on immigration policy should not stall government operations.
- The House is on recess, so rewriting or splitting the DHS bill would require returning for new votes, a procedural hurdle that heightens the risk of a partial shutdown by the Jan. 30 deadline.
- DHS warns a lapse would hit FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard, though immigration enforcement is expected to continue due to substantial prior funding from last year’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’
- Investigations into the Minneapolis shootings are advancing as President Trump spoke with Minnesota leaders, with the White House sending Tom Homan to meet locally and considering adjustments to the federal presence.