Schumer vows to advance all non-DHS funding bills amid spending spat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed prompt Democratic support for the remaining appropriations bills, apart from the one that funds the Department of Homeland Security.

Democrats have objected to the DHS bill amid ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis, Minn., which has become a hotspot in the wake of revelations of large-scale public fraud linked to the city's Somali expat community.

“If Leader Thune puts those five bills on the floor this week, we can pass them right away. If not, Republicans will again be responsible for another government shutdown,” Schumer said, according to The Hill.

The DHS bill is likely to prove a point of contention in the upper chamber and could lead to a government shutdown, which would mark the second such occurrence of Trump's second term. It remains unclear whether the Republican majority will force it through.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.