Dana Taylor

You said prior to the fatal shooting of Alex Preti, Democrats had been signaling they wanted to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Zach, you wrote that the previously agreed upon legislation included some notable reversals of some of President Donald Trump's steepest cuts.

Tell me about some of those provisions.

Is the current threat of a partial government shutdown really about DHS funding Zach, or is it about lawmakers running out of ways to force accountability regarding immigration enforcement that's led to the death of two Americans?

If Democrats are successful here, will ICE be forced to shut down even temporarily?

Which Democratic lawmakers have been most vocal on this issue?

And how have Republicans responded?

Zach, how much are the looming midterm elections shaping this standoff?

Are there any other major sticking points to work out to keep the government from partially shutting down?

Zach, of course, the most recent government shutdown wasn't that long ago.

I feel like we were just talking about it.

That shutdown went on for 43 days, finally ending on November 12th of last year.

Let's turn now to the impact on Americans.

What will we be looking at in terms of government furloughs and federal employees working without pay?

Well, I have to ask, with a partial government shutdown, should Americans expect to see similar interruptions like we saw last fall in programs like SNAP?

What's the bottom line here, Zach?

Are signs pointing to another prolonged, even partial government shutdown?

And what are you hearing from the Trump administration on this?

Thanks extremely as a USA Today congressional reporter.

Thank you so much for your insights here, Zach.