Congress hurtles toward partial shutdown after Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 1,038

Last Updated: 14 hours, 38 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged Senate Democrats to advance the government funding package that must become law before the weekend to avoid a partial shutdown, rejecting their proposal to remove the Homeland Security funding bill.

Democrats in the upper chamber say they are ready to help pass five of the six bills, but insist the Homeland Security spending measure must be stripped and renegotiated to include more constraints on …

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