"The latest shutdown, which will begin when DHS funding lapses overnight, is expected to drag on until at least the week of Trump's Feb. 24 State of the Union speech because the White House and Senate Democrats appear to be far apart on how far to rein in Trump's immigration enforcement activities as part of a funding agreement. Both sides are continuing to negotiate, but lawmakers left Washington Thursday for a week-long recess with little expectation they would be called back early."
"White House officials and senior Hill Republicans have been eager for Trump to use the prime time address to tamp down a swirl of negative headlines over the past few weeks, from the fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Minnesota to the release of the files of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They instead want to focus on the GOP's economic messaging heading into the midterms."
DHS funding is set to lapse overnight, triggering a shutdown expected to persist at least until the week of Trump's Feb. 24 State of the Union because White House and Senate Democrats remain far apart on curbing immigration enforcement in a funding deal. Speaker Mike Johnson likely will not delay the speech unless the White House requests it. Lawmakers left for a week-long recess with little expectation of an early return, and the address is scheduled one day after they return. Republicans want the speech to counter recent negative headlines, highlight GOP economic messaging, and assign blame to Democrats for the funding lapse.
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