The Senate Has a Deal on Government Funding

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a v... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a vigil outside of the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Congressional Democrats held the vigil to mark the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building by Donald Trump supporters who claimed the presidential election had been stolen. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) MORE LESS

The Senate Thursday evening struck a deal with the White House to avert a government shutdown. It will vote on a two-week continuing resolution for DHS, and pass the other, non-DHS appropriations bills pending before it.

To avoid a shutdown, however, the legislation will have to pass the House; the details of how and if that will happen remain unclear.

Senate Democrats who spoke to TPM earlier Thursday were wary not to undermine Senate Minority Leader Schumer’s (D-NY) negotiations, as he and the White House homed in on a deal to silo the DHS bill and include new ICE reforms.

“It’s critical right now that we divide the spending bills so that we can focus on ICE funding & make certain that we get restrictions in place so that ICE stops terrorizing our cities,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told TPM.

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  1. Peace, safety and accountability? Ah he is there to redirect our attention from these unfortunate situations of terrorists being taken out to focus on the Somali fraud probe and Tim Walz’s accountability in it all.

    Gotcha

  2. Enquiring minds want to know; will there be any bags of money exchanged?

  3. Donald Trump is making Charles Manson’s dream come true – and then some. Charlie wanted a race war, but he would never have imagined it would be waged by the federal government and financed by the American taxpayer.

  4. Bovino is a thug and has been a thug for years but got away with his antics because he worked near the border. He and his NAZI great coat have worn out their welcome with Trump.

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