Does either party really want to end the DHS shutdown? In the past 40 days, the two parties have switched sides on a proposal to fund everything but ICE. Now the chances of a deal look remote.
will reach its 40th day tomorrow, and it seems this partisan dispute over immigration enforcement cannot be resolved. It began when Democrats refused to fund the department unless the Trump administration instituted arestricting ICE and Border Patrol agents from committing the sort of atrocities that terrorized Minneapolis and other cities last winter.
Republicans seemed open to a few small token “guardrails” for federal agents, but they insisted on all-or-nothing DHS funding. So the department’s non-immigration functions — like As concerns about TSA shortages and possible Iran war–related terrorist activity grew, Senate Democrats pushed to separate immigration-enforcement funding from the rest of DHS. Critical departments could reopen, but immigration-related agencies would technically remain defunded. Republicans balked, andDemocrats formally rejected a Republican offer to remove money for immigration enforcement from the homeland security spending bill but without adding any no new restrictions, insisting that any deal to fund the department include meaningful changes to tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Not long after, Republicans rejected a Democratic proposal that would have added enforcement restrictions. The back and forth left the parties almost exactly where they were more than a month ago when the department shut down with the promise of bipartisan negotiations to agree on some ICE curbs. That’s accurate, though it should be noted that the two parties have exchanged positions on the question of funding the non-immigration DHS functions. Now it’s Democrats playing hardball, and it’s likely Trump’s grudging support for a DHS deal will evaporate as quickly as it formed. You’d have to guess that both the Republican semi-cave on DHS funding and the sudden Democratic resistance to a deal reflect a changing sense of public opinion. It makes sense that people blame the chaotic state of affairs from U.S. airports to Iran on the president’s party, since they’re running things. It’s possible the situation is severe enough that Senate Republicans will offer enough ICE concessions to bring a DHS deal back to life. But at this point you have to wonder whether the department will remain shuttered because neither party was willing to give up a good fight to save it.While border czar Tom Homan has said the ICE agents will be assisting with security, images have circulated showing officers largely standing around.The First Lady introduced a walking, talking humanoid robot at the White House and breezily suggested it will replace human teachers.If the unpopular and economically damaging conflict drags on, Trump and the GOP are in serious trouble for the midterms.Democrat Emily Gregory will soon be representing President Trump in the Florida statehouse after winning his district in a special election.Strict, often oppressive belief systems governed the lives of the Duggars and the Mormon Wives. We preferred it that way.Trump backed off his threat to obliterate Iran’s energy infrastructure and claims negotiations are underway. Here’s the latest.Is the minor excursion very complete, ending in a couple weeks, or just beginning? Here’s the latest on what Trump feels in his bones.For unclear reasons, Trump abruptly gave in on DHS funding. Now, he wants to pack the SAVE Act and other priorities into a second Big Beautiful Bill.Sheriff Chad Bianco’s phony 2025 election “audit” sure looks like an attempt to build MAGA cred in the governor’s race.Banning late-arriving mail ballots wouldn’t be fatal to democracy. But it could boost Trump’s broader assault on voting by mail.The acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out” was originally about “Liberation Day” tariffs. Now it’s morphed into a broader Trump insult.New York
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