Redistricting and Elections

A partial federal shutdown has begun as Congress scraps together minibus funding packages and House Speaker Mike Johnson, under a narrow GOP margin and following President Trump’s push to temporarily split off DHS funding through mid‑February, weighs bringing a standalone DHS stopgap to the floor. Democrats — led by Schumer, Murphy and House progressives — are refusing to endorse DHS funding without statutory limits on ICE and CBP after two fatal Minneapolis shootings, while House conservatives push measures like the SAVE Act, leaving the chamber divided and sharply increasing the risk the standoff will drag on.