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It's good to have you here on this Monday, the 26th of January.

I'm Julie Morgan.

The odds of a government shutdown are higher this morning.

Odds shot up on prediction markets after Senate Democrats vowed to block a $1.2 trillion funding package that includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement falls under the purview of DHS.

Odds of a government shutdown by January 31st surged to 79% on Kaoshi, up from 11.5% on Friday.

On Polly Market, the odds jumped to 80% from 9%.

The standoff intensified after federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Preddy in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Preddy was a 37-year-old ICU nurse and a U.S.

citizen.

This is the second such incident this month,

The shooting has galvanized Democratic opposition to the funding measure.