Senate Democrats are threatening a Schumer-led shutdown by opposing a DHS funding package that includes ICE, raising the odds of a partial government shutdown if a stopgap or appropriations bill isn’t passed by Jan. 31. Several Democratic senators— including Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen and Tim Kaine— have announced opposition, demanding reforms to ICE such as warrants for arrests and limits on mask use by agents, even though ICE has reserve funds from a 2025 omnibus. Critics warn that lapses in DHS funding could pause FEMA grants and Coast Guard operations, imperiling disaster response and local emergency services nationwide. (axios.com)