BGOV OnPoint: Shutdown Threat Affects About 80% of Federal Funds

Jan. 28, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC

Some of the largest federal agencies are staring down another funding lapse Jan. 30 as Congress struggles to find a path to enact the remaining spending bills for fiscal 2026.

Democratic lawmakers are calling for restraints on the Department of Homeland Security and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown after federal agents killed a Minneapolis ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, on Jan. 24.

DHS is one of the federal agencies that would be funded for the rest of fiscal 2026 under a spending package (H.R. 7148; BGOV Bill Analysis) sent over to the Senate together after the House passed ...

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