Source: Fox News
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown has entered its 60th day, with House Republicans standing in the way of reopening the agency. The House is currently mired in a fight over extending the federal government’s spying powers, which expire next week. The Senate has passed a bill to fund most of DHS, but House Republicans are frustrated that they are being forced to consider the bill, which carves out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The solution is to produce a “skinny” budget reconciliation package that funds ICE and Border Patrol, cutting out Democrats from the process entirely.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
House Republicans are standing in the way of reopening the agency, while the Senate has passed a bill to fund most of DHS. The House is mired in a fight over extending the federal government’s spying powers. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are slated to meet to get both chambers in alignment on the plan. The solution is to produce a “skinny” budget reconciliation package that funds ICE and Border Patrol, cutting out Democrats from the process entirely. The House won’t vote to fund the bulk of DHS until the party-line bill hits Trump’s desk. The process has entered a familiar phase, with both parties engaging in a partisan circus.
And once again, the discussion returns to a familiar question: who will be blamed for the shutdown?
