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Unexpected Bipartisan Alliance Blocks Key Funding Package, Raising Fiscal Uncertainty

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM

Unexpected Bipartisan Alliance Blocks Key Funding Package, Raising Fiscal Uncertainty

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Senate Democrats blocked a significant funding package, demanding the removal of the DHS funding bill, and were unexpectedly joined by several Senate Republicans in this action.

Story Timeline: Senate Democrats Demand DHS Funding Changes

Feb 1, 2026Expected House vote to end partial shutdown turns dramatic

Feb 2, 2026Trump demanded Monday that House lawmakers back the bipartisan spending deal passed by the Senate last week and set aside policy demands in an effort to quickly end a partial government shutdown

Feb 5, 2026Democrats’ drive to reach a deal to put new restrictions on immigration-enforcement agents is running into a Republican brick wall

Feb 12, 2026What a shutdown would mean for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes not only border agents but also airport security officers and emergency management functions

Feb 12, 2026The Department of Homeland Security is facing a shutdown after Senate Democrats voted to block its funding, saying talks with the GOP to add limits on immigration enforcement hadn’t advanced enough

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