Overview
- The Senate fell short 50–45 on a procedural vote to advance a full‑year DHS funding bill, pushing the partial shutdown into its second week.
- FEMA remains in life‑saving mode, suspending non‑emergency recovery work and most travel and deployments as a major Northeast storm heightens pressure on response.
- TSA, the Coast Guard, CISA and other DHS components have curtailed nonessential functions, with many essential staff working without pay and Coast Guard paychecks at risk this week.
- ICE and CBP continue largely unaffected due to multi‑year reconciliation funding, reducing direct shutdown pressure on immigration enforcement.
- Democrats seek statutory changes such as judicial‑warrant requirements, mask bans, body cameras and added oversight; Trump criticized Democrats during the State of the Union, and Sen. John Thune suggested the White House could tap other funds to pay more DHS workers.