Shutdown Politics In Ice’s Shadow.
Congress lurched a day closer to a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) laid out a list of major reforms that Democrats want to make to the Department of Homeland Security, proposals that will likely encounter resistance from President Trump.
Democrats say they will block the six-bill government funding package the Senate will vote on Thursday, which includes the Homeland Security appropriations bill, putting Washington on the brink of another shutdown less than three months after the longest shutdown in American history.
The intense escalation of ICE raids in Minnesota are overshadowing the ability to negotiate a deal to keep the government open. The killing of Alex Pretti is particularly vexing as the Democratic base is incensed at what they see as senseless provocation to garner more media attention. The GOP is now sensing the national mood as a whole has shifted after the events of last weekend in Minneapolis and the anxiety of who or will be next.
