Democrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill in wake of Minneapolis shooting, Schumer says

Schumer balks at Trump's pullback in Minneapolis, government shutdown all but inevitable this week

The Senate returned to Washington on Tuesday with just a few days left to avert a partial government shutdown and an intractable impasse over funding ICE.

The US Senate must end ICE reign of terror

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Over the weekend, federal immigration officials shot and killed another civilian monitoring ICE operations in Minneapolis. Last week, ICE agents targeted, harassed and detained dozens of people in Maine, including some with criminal records but also those …

Government Shutdown 2026 Grows More Likely As Dems Seek To Block DHS Funding After Alex Pretti Shooting

As the fallout continues over Alex Pretti’s killing by a Border Patrol agent in Minnesota, outrage over the shooting could lead to a partial government shutdown. Senate Democrats are refusing to provide more funding to the agencies that have stirred chaos in Minnesota, as time grows short to approve a budget for key parts of the federal government. Democratic outrage over Alex Pretti’s killing threatens a budget bill with Homeland Security fundi…

Shutdown Looms as ICE Shootings Spawn Partisan Fight Over DHS Funding in US Congress

The federal government appeared headed for a partial government shutdown this week, with Republicans and Democrats at odds over funding for President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security after the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Senate Democrats said they would not provide the votes needed to pass a $64.4 billion DHS bill and called on Republicans to strip the legislation from a lar…

Hassan, Shaheen call for changes to ICE appropriations bill

With events in Minnesota reshaping the debate in Washington, U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are joining calls to overhaul a Homeland Security appropriations bill.

Senators seek pause on DHS spending bill, following fatal shooting of VA nurse by Border Patrol

Senators are divided on how to proceed with a spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, after federal immigration officials fatally shot a Department of Veterans Affairs nurse over the weekend. Last Saturday in Minneapolis, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, during an altercation between federal immigration officials and protestors. In a statement immedi…