"Congress is in recess for a week following the Presidents' Day holiday on Monday. Lawmakers have returned to their districts, and a large contingent of representatives from both parties traveled to Europe to attend the Munich Security Conference. Therefore, even in the unlikely event of a last-minute agreement, the House would be unable to convene to ratify it. The shutdown is therefore expected to continue at least until the end of February."
"The Trump administration's latest position on the negotiations was announced by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday: Last night, they sent over a counterproposal that frankly was very unserious, and we hope they get serious very soon because Americans are going to be impacted, she said during the weekly press briefing. Shortly afterward, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared: The ball is back in the court of the White House because they have our most recent response, and we await reaction from them."
Proposals exchanged aim to limit the powers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, who have led aggressive crackdowns against undocumented immigrants and were implicated in the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Positions between the White House and Democrats remain far apart, creating a political standoff. The Department of Homeland Security has lacked funding for six days and is likely to remain unfunded until month-end. Congressional recesses and many lawmakers' travel to the Munich Security Conference prevent the House from convening to ratify a deal, making a shutdown extension through February likely. White House and Democratic leaders traded sharp public statements.
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