Republican House Speaker #MikeJohnson scrambles over the potential government shutdown despite #SenateDemocrats reaching a terrible deal with #DonaldTrump that will allow DHS funding, as other Republicans, such as #LindseyGraham, threaten to tank the vote before the deadline youtu.be/JTSR6tZL7_0?...

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Piwer over rationality
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Senate Democrats and White House strike deal to avert shutdown, continue ICE debate

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats reached a deal with the White House late Thursday to prevent a partial government shutdown by…
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Senators call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti – NPR

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Senate Democrats and Republicans call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti

January 25, 20262:02 PM ET

By Luke Garrett

Congressional leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration’s account of the killing of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old U.S. citizen shot dead by federal officers during an immigration enforcement protest in Minneapolis Saturday.

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accused the administration of a “cover up” Sunday and said the federal government is ignoring a court order that allows state investigators to access evidence in Pretti’s killing.

“Our state investigators had to get a warrant to have access to the evidence of the shooting of Alex Pretti,” Smith said. “And even then, the federal agents refused to give them access to the evidence. So this looks very much like another cover up.”

Pretti’s killing has prompted strong bipartisan condemnation, a forceful defense from the Trump administration and the prospect of another government shutdown, this one over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is part of DHS.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a reported statement Saturday that her department will lead the investigation into the killing. Meanwhile, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told CBS News Sunday that his department hasn’t received any cooperation or information from the federal government.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warned the Trump administration against any attempt to shut out local and state law enforcement from the investigation.

“There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting,” Tillis said in a post Sunday morning. “Any administration official who rushes to judgment and tries to shut down an investigation before it begins are doing an incredible disservice to the nation and to President Trump’s legacy.”

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also called for a “full joint federal and state investigation” and said the “credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake” in a statement.

On Sunday, Trump administration officials continued to defend the federal agents who killed Pretti. The head of President Trump’s immigration operation, Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, told CNN that the federal agents are “the victims” and said Pretti “perpetrated violence” during an active immigration enforcement operation.

“That suspect injected himself into that law enforcement situation with a weapon,” Bovino said.

The video evidence and eyewitness accounts that have surfaced so far refute that assertion. There has been no evidence that NPR has verified of Pretti brandishing his handgun at any time during the encounter with federal agents.

On Saturday, Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said if a U.S. citizen approaches law enforcement with a gun, federal officers “will be legally justified in shooting you.”

The powerful National Rifle Association and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., criticized Essayli.

“Carrying a firearm is not a death sentence, it’s a Constitutionally protected God-given right, and if you don’t understand this you have no business in law enforcement or government,” Massie said on X.

Chair of the House Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Ky., suggested Sunday that Trump remove ICE from Minneapolis because local law enforcement aren’t cooperating .

“If the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way, and there’s a chance of losing more innocent lives or whatever, then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide do we want to continue to have all of these illegals,” Comer said on Fox News.

Congressional criticism of the White House from even a small number of House and Senate Republicans has been rare in Trump’s second presidency. But it remains unclear what if anything the GOP-led Congress will do to force a local and federal investigation.

Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are poised to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers.

Both the House and Senate have passed full-year funding for only some parts of the federal government — such as the Commerce, Justice, and Interior departments. But funding for some of the country’s largest departments, like the Pentagon or DHS, have yet to pass the Senate.

Last week, the House passed measure to fund these remaining departments. In the Senate, Republicans will need Democrats to pass the funding package — which requires at least 60 votes to advance.

“When they’re killing two constituents in my state, and they’re taking 2-year-olds out of the arms of their moms, and they are taking an elder Hmong man out of his house and putting him out there in his underwear and then figuring out they have the wrong man,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said on NBC News Sunday. “No, I am not voting for this funding.”

On Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not vote to advance the spending package if it includes DHS funding.

Senate Democrats are set to hold a conference call Sunday evening to discuss their legislative strategy, according to two sources familiar with the plans but not authorized to share details publicly. If any changes are made to the spending package, the House would have to return to Capitol Hill and approve the Senate changes.

The funding deadline is Friday.

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Most Senate Democrats against colleagues’ shutdown deal | AP News

By  BILL BARROW and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Updated 7:11 PM PST, November 10, 2025

The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just days after sweeping election victories had raised hopes that the left’s disparate factions were pulling in the same direction heading into the 2026 midterms.

Democrats’ latest fault lines do not track perfectly along the familiar split between progressives and centrists. Instead, there’s renewed rancor over how aggressively to fight President Donald Trump and his compliant GOP majorities on Capitol Hill, with some progressives renewing their calls for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to step aside, even as he publicly opposes the latest deal.

The left flank is incensed that eight centrist senators — none of whom face reelection in 2026 — crafted a deal with Republicans that does not guarantee Democrats’ main demand to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies that will expire at the end of the year. They say the agreement means Schumer could not hold his caucus together.

Some moderates are frustrated, or at least caught on a political tightrope after more than a month of Democrats agreeing that the longest federal shutdown ever was the way, finally, to use their limited influence to achieve some policy and political wins in a Republican-dominated capital.

Party leaders including Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continue blaming Republicans for the looming premium spikes and other shutdown ripples, but the standoff’s sudden end underscores the difficulty of maintaining Democrats’ fragile and fractious coalition.

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“The Republicans have learned they could hurt our communities, they could hurt everyday people, including their own constituents, and Democrats will fold,” said Maurice Mitchell, who leads the progressive Working Families Party.

New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, who won by more than double Democrats’ 2024 margin in her state, said victories like hers showed voters “want leadership with a backbone” who “stay strong under pressure.”

Instead, she said, “The Senate is on the brink of caving.”

Democrats’ dealmakers say there was no viable alternative

The Democrats who cut a deal counter that they had little choice — that Republicans weren’t budging, and the pressure of the prolonged shutdown had become untenable as the Trump administration withheld food assistance payments to low-income Americans and mandated flight delays at airports strained by a shortage of air traffic controllers.

Democrats settled for a pledge from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to hold a December vote on ACA subsidies, along with assuring back pay for federal workers who’ve missed paychecks, among other policy details.

“This was the only deal on the table,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.

Democrats pointed to Trump, after the GOP’s electoral defeats, calling on Republican senators to end the filibuster and bypass the minority altogether. That, the centrists argued, showed Trump could not be maneuvered into negotiations — though Republican senators were pushing back to defend the filibuster.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Most Senate Democrats against colleagues’ shutdown deal | AP News

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Senate Democrats Just STUNNED Trump With CHECKMATE Shutdown Move🚨 - YouTube
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Via #RawStory @ 6:30am EST on Nov 10, 2025

#Senate Minority Leader #ChuckSchumer (D-NY) is facing fresh demands that he quit as the #Democrats' Senate leader after reports reveal that eight moderate #SenateDemocrats plan to cooperate with #Republicans and vote to end the #GovernmentShutdown — without securing the party’s key demand on #Healthcare subsidies.

https://www.rawstory.com/government-shutdown-2674280726/

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