Senate Democrats Threaten to Shut Down Government Over DHS Funding Following Minnesota Shooting

Democrats will vote against an upcoming funding bill if it doesn’t “rein in” federal immigration enforcement efforts after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Jan. 24. If Democrats unite against the spending bill, the likelihood increases of a partial government shutdown later this week. “What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling—and unacceptable in any American city,” Schumer wrote on social media. “Democrats sought common-sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] spending bill, but because of Republicans’ refusal to stand up to President [Donald] Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE. I will vote no.”...