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Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to pass a federal funding package and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown.
Lawmakers in both parties say the shutdown is likely to end early next week.
The Senate voted to separate funding for DHS after reaching a White House deal.
House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.
Multiple outlets reported that the White House is working with Senate Democrats to avoid a prolonged shutdown.
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Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Odds and Latest Updates
The clash over ICE tactics and DHS funding has Trump and Senate leaders scrambling to avoid a partial shutdown that would start at midnight Friday.
A brief shutdown of a large portion of the federal government began over the weekend and will continue until at least Monday, the earliest the House can pass a bipartisan spending package. The Senate passed the package last week to fund most of the government while Democrats negotiate restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown.
About two months after the last federal government shutdown ended, another funding lapse looms — this one caused by a battle between Republicans and Democrats over funding for immigration enforcement.