Chapter 1: What is the latest update on the government shutdown negotiations?
One step closer to another government shutdown. Lisa Brady, Fox News. In the U.S. Senate, a test vote on a package of spending bills has just failed as Democrats push for changes in immigration enforcement operations before signing off on any more Homeland Security funding.
Sometimes in the Senate, you have to have something fail before you can go back and put the genies back into the bottle and come back. These negotiations are going on.
Fox's Chad Pergram on Capitol Hill. President Trump says there's bipartisan work to avoid what would be a partial shutdown, but the deadline is tomorrow night.
Chapter 2: What demands are Democrats making regarding immigration enforcement?
Even if they get a deal on this and are able to split off the Homeland Security bill and then pass the other five bills separately and send this back to the House, there is going to be a government shutdown starting at 12.01 in the morning on Saturday. The reason is because the House and Senate are not on the same page.
A handful of Republican senators also voted against the package in today's test vote. Democrat demands include masks off and cameras on for ICE agents, a code of conduct, and an end to roving ICE patrols. It's not clear if proposing a separate bill for changes would allow the current spending bills to advance.
This, as borders are, Tom Holman announces possible progress on the ground in Minnesota after meeting with the state attorney general.
And he has clarified for me that county jails may notify ICE of the release dates of criminal public safety risks so ICE can take custody of them. upon their release from the jail.
That's part of the cooperation the administration has been pushing for, which Homan says can help lead to a drawdown of federal agents in the state. A possible pause in Ukraine because of extreme cold.
I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kiev and the various towns for a week.
President Trump telling a cabinet meeting the Russian leader agreed, but no confirmation from Russia. America is listening to Fox News.
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