From Fox News' Chad Pergram:
A Senior Democratic Congressional source tells Fox today’s MN ICE shooting presents a “new wild card” in the fight over funding DHS and the rest of the federal government before the 11:59:59 pm et deadline on January 30.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 24, 2026
Fox is told this could further complicate an already…
The sheer wall of opposition which is now mounting from Senate Democrats to the spending package before the Senate is making it increasingly likely there will be a partial government shutdown at 12:00:01 am on Saturday, January 31.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 24, 2026
The shooting today in Minnesota appears to…
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The shooting today in Minnesota appears to have pushed some Democrats over the edge in opposition to funding DHS and ICE.
It’s about the math.
Democratic votes are necessary to hit 60 yeas and break a filibuster on bringing the multi-bill spending package to the floor. Democrats are necessary to break that filibuster. They will likely stymie that bill now. The Democratic base simply will not tolerate a yes vote from their Members.
The House approved this measure Thursday. It funds 78 percent of all of government,
covering six spending measures. It includes the Pentagon as well as DHS/ICE.
No procedural vote would happen until Wednesday at the earliest. That could change depending on the availability of senators because of the monster storm this week. Much of the country may struggle to move for a few days.
Moreover, advancing this package through the House was a Herculean lift. The House is now gone. So the it’s impossible to revamp the package quickly.
The chances of a partial shutdown increased geometrically in just the past few hours.
The late British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said the most important factors in politics were “events.” We’ve now had an “event.” And this could dramatically impact the course of government funding this week.
