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Senate strikes deal to avert partial shutdown
The Hill ^ | January 29th, 2026 | by Al Weaver

Posted on 01/29/2026 5:43:59 PM PST by Mariner

The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline.

The agreement will split the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) off from a “minibus” package of five other major funding bills. The Senate will instead move a stopgap bill known as a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund DHS at current levels until Feb. 13.

The two sides had haggled over the length of the CR, with Democrats insisting on the two-week version that won out.

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The Senate has not voted on this...and neither has the House.

Trial balloon by a faction.

1 posted on 01/29/2026 5:43:59 PM PST by Mariner
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The repubs caved. Same crap, different day.


2 posted on 01/29/2026 6:04:04 PM PST by JoSixChip
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Democrats will not agree to a deal with Election Reform unless it is a paper tiger.


3 posted on 01/29/2026 6:04:22 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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DHS is funded through the end of 2029. Is it a hill to die on now?

They can bring it back up while the Rs have House, Senate and WH.


4 posted on 01/29/2026 6:09:06 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat/leftist strategy is "maximum chaos until collapse is acheived.")
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To: Mariner

So many times it feels like a waste of time voting for Republicans. They are a spineless, gutless bunch.


5 posted on 01/29/2026 6:15:12 PM PST by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Mariner

Uniparty fixers.


6 posted on 01/29/2026 6:15:14 PM PST by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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“DHS is funded through the end of 2029. Is it a hill to die on now?

They can bring it back up while the Rs have House, Senate and WH.”
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That’s the point of this debate. The funding slated for DHS is going to be cut by the Senate refusal to approve it. There are a number of Republicans joining Democrats to reduce the reach and tactics of ICE agents. At least some of those controls will pass the Senate.


7 posted on 01/29/2026 6:15:19 PM PST by Bob Wills is still the king
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So the voter ID thing is not in this bill?


8 posted on 01/29/2026 6:19:17 PM PST by roving
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And the republicans have their bill to defund and dismantle Dept of non-education ,EPA, IRS. oh no they forgot that part of the bill.


9 posted on 01/29/2026 6:19:45 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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At least some of those controls will pass the Senate

I doubt the pubbies go beyond cameras for agents;

10 posted on 01/29/2026 6:21:21 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: kenmcg

Careful now....the uniparty will be along shortly to remind you that you have to crawl over broken glass to vote (R)etard even if the (R)etard candidate is no different in policy or stance.... or you’re a communist or something,.


11 posted on 01/29/2026 6:22:11 PM PST by Repeat Offender
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Another CR on the table, imagine that. The Great Compromisers strike again. Go ahead unipartiers as the last shutdown went unnoticed. Congress will join.


12 posted on 01/29/2026 6:25:03 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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The DHS Bill we have to go through negotiating process. ThevHOP doesn’t have to agree to it.?


13 posted on 01/29/2026 6:34:45 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILLL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: kvanbrunt2

And to end the filibuster. I won’t hold my breath waiting for the criminal Dems to be tossed into J6 style gulags.


14 posted on 01/29/2026 6:41:26 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Mariner

Deal Reached Between Trump and Democrats to Avert a Total Government Shutdown.... Trump made a deal....Wonder who or plans got tossed under the bus?


15 posted on 01/29/2026 6:54:23 PM PST by dpetty121263
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“Deal Reached Between Trump and Democrats to Avert a Total Government Shutdown”

Do you have a link for that?

That’s not what this article says.


16 posted on 01/29/2026 6:59:36 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Repeat Offender

Right an all d congress would be no different than what we have now /s /s /s


17 posted on 01/29/2026 7:00:16 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: dpetty121263; All

NOEM is done for. Trump is getting ready to go left after the November elections when the Republicans get destroyed. He doesn’t have the fire required to deport them all, 20 million come in and 300k “bad ones “ go out. I’m thinking Miller is also gone after November. My prediction is a “border security” amnesty bill gets passed next year. I’m also not totally ruling out Medicare for all. Trump can sell any crap and if the Democrats are smart enough to work with him for 2 years now that he can’t be reelected I bet they’d be pretty happy


18 posted on 01/29/2026 7:07:01 PM PST by wiseprince (Me)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

Can you explain this? The funding in the OBBB needed additional approval? What then was the point. Sheesh, worst run company in the whole country. Please explain though if you understand it.


19 posted on 01/29/2026 7:10:28 PM PST by wiseprince (Me)
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To: 11th_VA

“At least some of those controls will pass the Senate

I doubt the pubbies go beyond cameras for agents;”
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I think the pubbies will be forced to concede the face mask issue as well. It’s one thing to authorize masks for our military personnel who are or may be in foreign countries, but the US has never authorized any form of secret police.

Militarized police are a threat to all of our civil liberties, not just the ones you don’t personally care about.


20 posted on 01/29/2026 7:13:12 PM PST by Bob Wills is still the king
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