Senate Democrats considering deal to head off partial government shutdown * giving tRump a belated xmas present?

[yaesu]

Senate Democrats considering deal to head off partial government shutdown
A vote for short-term DHS funding bill would give the party time to negotiate reforms on immigration operations

Senate Democrats are considering a deal that would head off a partial government shutdown and give the party time to negotiate new restrictions on immigration operations in response to the killings of US citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.

The talks, confirmed to the Guardian by a Senate aide, come after Senate Democrats demanded a series of reforms on federal agents involved in Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, including a prohibition on wearing masks, the imposition of a code of conduct and independent investigations of violations.

"give the party time to negotiate new restrictions on immigration operations" This sounds like a weak kneed excuse to surrender, they will gain nothing while the fascists keep winning.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/senate-democrats-deal-dhs-funding-bill

[leftstreet]

1. Sigh n/t

[RainCaster]

2. This is bullshit! Do NOT negotiate!

"Shut it all down" is our only play that makes sense.

[samsingh]

3. but of course they will fold

and say there was no other choice

[sarisataka]

4. That makes as much sense as signing the paperwork to buy a car

Before negotiating the price and telling the salesman what your maximum budget is…

It is much better to start from a position of strength rather than give someone what they want then ask for concessions.

[Scrivener7]

9. As they should have learned last time and the time before that.

[Johonny]

5. This failed in the ACA battle

Why surrender without any actual concessions.

[Ritabert]

6. Shut it down or resign. You're not protecting the people.

[everyonematters]

7. What do you think the 45% who are registered as independents think about this?

I would bet they think this is reasonable. What will they think if people start missing paychecks or get laid off because the government is shut down?

[Scrivener7]

10. Why are 45% registered as independent when we know the vast majority of them

are strongly against republican values?

Why do Democrats in Congress have a historically low approval rating of 18%?
https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3943

It's not because they are reacting too strongly to things.

[Scrivener7]

8. Just how stupid are they?

[quaint]

11. NO. There was no short term funding when the people's benefits were stopped.

Just venting to get my b.p. down.