“Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,” he added. The Senate faces a Friday midnight deadline to pass the spending measure, which includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security and avoids a partial government shutdown. The odds of a partial government shutdown were already rising before Schumer’s post as several Democrats came out against funding for DHS in the wake of Saturday’s shooting. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, who opposed the government shutdown last year, said on X that she would not support the current DHS funding bill. The House passed DHS funding separately on Thursday but combined it with the larger funding bill for other agencies.

Source: CNN January 25, 2026 02:53 UTC