"With the government on the brink of a partial shutdown, the Senate is scrambling to keep funding flowing and address bipartisan distress over President Trump's immigration enforcement tactics. But even with an agreement to fund the government, a short-term partial shutdown appears all but inevitable. The Senate still needs to vote on a plan announced by Senate Democrats, and then the House, which is in recess until Monday, needs to sign off, too."
"Just a week ago, Congress was on track to approve nearly $1.3 trillion in spending for defense, health, transportation, housing and more before government funding expires Friday at midnight. But the second deadly shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers on Saturday upended those plans, as Democrats pledged to withhold support for the funding package without policy changes on immigration enforcement."
The Senate reached an agreement to fund most of the government through September and to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while lawmakers negotiate immigration-enforcement provisions. Democrats are insisting on policy changes after a deadly Minneapolis shooting by federal immigration officers and have threatened to withhold support for the broader funding package. Some reforms sought include changes to arrest practices, incident investigations, and mandated use of body cameras. Several Republicans expressed concern about the Minneapolis incident, making bipartisan pressure possible, but passage of specific reforms faces a difficult legislative path.
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