The Senate passed an agreement to approve five of the six remaining funding bills and to pass a continuing resolution for the last one, though the House has not sent the measure to President Donald Trump's desk.
AI:A partial government shutdown is currently in effect following the Senate's failure to finalize all necessary spending measures, resulting in the Bureau of Labor Statistics delaying the release of the January jobs reports. While the Senate passed an agreement covering five funding bills and a continuing resolution for the final piece, the House has yet to transmit these measures to President Trump’s desk for signature, stalling critical economic data updates during this period of fiscal instability.Open
The continuing resolution on DHS funding is set to last two weeks, though an agreement to pass the full-year bill could come at any time.
AI:President Trump is urging the House of Representatives to support a continuing resolution regarding Department of Homeland Security funding in an effort to prevent a government shutdown. This temporary measure provides two weeks of funding while negotiations for a full-year spending bill remain ongoing, following recent legislative deadlocks and disputes involving ICE oversight and DHS appropriations.Open
The deal separates DHS funding from five other spending bills that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, but it included a continuing resolution to keep the DHS funded at its current level through Feb. 13.
AI:The Senate has passed a fragmented spending package that decouples Department of Homeland Security funding from five other essential appropriations bills, utilizing a continuing resolution to freeze DHS funding levels until February 13. This legislative maneuver separates DHS costs from broader government operations, effectively stalling decisive action on border security and allowing the administrative state to continue its fiscal mismanagement through mid-February.Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Senate Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement to advance the government appropriations package, despite resistance from both sides of the aisle.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), President Donald J. Trump, and members of Congress.WHEN & WHERE: The deal was […] The post Senate Finally Set to Advance Trump-Backed Funding Package, Too Late to Avert Temporary Shutdown. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Senate Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement to advance the government appropriations package, despite resistance from both sides of the aisle. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), President Donald J. Trump, and members of Congress. WHEN & WHERE: The deal was struck on Friday, with a final Senate vote expected late Friday evening, as the government funding deadline looms at midnight. IMPACT: The agreement virtually ensures passage in the Senate but does not prevent a partial government shutdown over the weekend since it will take several days for the House to return to Washington, D.C. IN FULL The…Open
The deal is expected to separate the DHS legislation from a "minibus" of five other funding bills and the Senate would then pass a continuing resolution to keep the department funded at its current level through Feb. 13.