Trump, DHS and government
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President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, N.Y., reached a bipartisan government funding agreement to advance a behemoth funding package without the DHS spending bill.
Noem's actions as homeland security secretary have been under fire following recent incidents with federal immigration agents
President Donald Trump separately urged Democrats and Republicans to vote for a bipartisan deal that would resolve the government shutdown funding fight.
The Democratic lawmaker known for his independent voting record and willingness to work with the GOP slammed Noem as "betraying" the agency.
“I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,” John Mitnick said.
Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, and quickly portrayed by federal immigration leaders as a man with ill intent
Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline.