White House and Senate Democrats Strike Two-Week DHS Deal
Agreement separates DHS funding into a two-week continuing resolution while five other appropriations fund most agencies through Sept. 30, 2026.
Overview
The White House and Senate Democrats reached an agreement to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security into a two-week continuing resolution while advancing five other appropriations through Sept. 30, 2026, Senate records show.
The Senate on Jan. 30, 2026 voted 71-29 to approve a five-bill package that funds most federal agencies through Sept. 30, 2026 while isolating DHS for short-term negotiations, Senate records show.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told House Speaker Mike Johnson on Jan. 31, 2026 that House Democrats would not fast-track the Senate-passed bill absent reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two sources familiar with the call said.
Funding lapsed at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 31, 2026 for departments including the Pentagon, the Department of Transportation and parts of the Department of Homeland Security, agency notices show, risking furloughs and service disruptions, congressional aides warned.
Negotiators plan to use the two-week window to press Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms — including body cameras, "masks off" requirements, visible identification and tighter warrant rules — a package Democrats support and some Republicans contest, Senate Democrats and Republican senators said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the partial shutdown as normalized political theater rather than an acute crisis, using minimizing language ("just another day at the office"), stressing long-term government dysfunction and falling public trust, prioritizing congressional maneuvering and the immigration-reform fight (Minneapolis/ICE) while treating worker harms as secondary consequences.
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Negotiators plan to press for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms including body cameras, 'masks off' requirements, visible identification, and tighter warrant rules, which Democrats support and some Republicans contest.
The Senate voted 71-29 on January 30, 2026, to approve a five-bill package funding most federal agencies through September 30, 2026, while isolating DHS funding.
Funding lapsed at 12:01 a.m. on January 31, 2026, for departments including the Pentagon, Department of Transportation, and parts of the Department of Homeland Security, risking furloughs and disruptions.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told House Speaker Mike Johnson on January 31, 2026, that House Democrats would not fast-track the bill without reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The five-bill package advanced full-year funding through September 30, 2026, for most agencies, separating out Homeland Security; specific bills align with House-passed packages like Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, Financial Services, and National Security-State.
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