House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations.
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Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage. Trump struck a deal with senators to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package amid public outrage over two shooting deaths during protests in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find consensus restricting ICE operations.
This story is developing and will be updated.
