House Democrats Push Back on Senate Spending Pact Over DHS Funding
A bipartisan Senate spending deal would fund most federal agencies through September, but extend Homeland Security funding only through February 13, prompting renewed grumbling from House Democrats who feel left out of negotiations and oppose immigration-enforcement provisions. The plan, negotiated between Trump and Senate leaders, avoids a broad shutdown but highlights tensions between chambers and within the Democratic caucuses as Johnson weighs a fast-track path that could require GOP votes. While some Democrats are leaning toward supporting the measure to prevent a shutdown, others remain opposed or uncertain, making a floor vote a delicate test of party unity.