Democrats apply pressure on spending bill

A federal government shutdown looms larger Monday as Senate Democrats vowed to block a sprawling spending package that includes new funding for President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown.

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January 26, 2026 - 2:04 PM

The U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025. Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom

A federal government shutdown was looming larger Monday as Senate Democrats vowed to block a sprawling spending package that includes new funding for President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown.

Democratic senators say they will not allow passage of one of six funding bills that bankrolls the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol agents, without significant concessions about the crackdown from the White House.

“Senate Democrats are united in rejecting this DHS spending…

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