Shutdown Risk Up as Democrats Ask GOP to Strip DHS Funds

Summary

The video discusses the latest standoff over U.S. government funding, with Senate Democrats threatening to block a spending package unless Department of Homeland Security funding is removed. Republicans oppose stripping DHS funds, and the House is not in session, leaving no apparent path to a deal before the Jan. 31 deadline. The report says the situation looks bleak, with both sides far apart, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown.

• Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats vow to block the spending package unless DHS funding is stripped.
• The package includes Defense, Labor, State Department and other funding.
• Senate Republicans do not intend to remove DHS funding, according to the report.
• The spending package already passed the House, but the House is not in session.
• Stripping DHS funding would require another House vote, and no return plan is in place.
• The report says no deal terms are visible and both parties remain far apart.
• A partial government shutdown looms if funding lapses on Jan. 31.