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Democrats Shut Down DHS

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4.612.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Capitol Hill was surprisingly busy this week. Republicans and Democrats yelled at one another, Republicans yelled at other Republicans, and amazingly, some actual business got done – sort of. But it looks like it wasn’t enough to avoid a partial government shutdown. For more on a wild week in Congress, we spoke with Burgess Everett. He’s the Congressional bureau chief for Semafor.

And in headlines, President Donald Trump is losing to former President Joe Biden in the polls, a federal judge blocks the Pentagon from punishing Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, and after a long two months, the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is finally ending.

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0:00.0

It's Friday, February 13th.

0:06.6

Ooh.

0:08.9

I'm Jane Koston, and this is what a day.

0:11.1

The show reminding you that Valentine's Day is tomorrow.

0:14.0

I repeat, Valentine's Day is tomorrow.

0:18.4

There's still time to get chocolates.

0:30.2

Thank you. Tomorrow. There's still time to get chocolates. On today's show, President Donald Trump is once again facing off with former President

0:34.7

Joe Biden in the polls.

0:36.2

Spoiler.

0:40.9

America's missing its ex. And after a long two months, the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is finally ending. But let's start with Congress.

0:46.5

Capitol Hill was surprisingly busy this week. Republicans and Democrats yelled at one another. Republicans

0:51.4

yelled at other Republicans. And amazingly, some actual business got

0:54.9

done. Sort of. But as of our recording, it looks like it wasn't enough to avoid a partial government

1:00.7

shutdown. On Thursday, Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have funded the Department of Homeland

1:05.4

Security without reining in federal immigration enforcement. It included no end to immigration and customs enforcement agents

1:12.0

hiding their faces, no requirements that they show ID, and no end to racial profiling, which are

1:17.7

just a few of Democrats' demands before agreeing to fund DHS. But Senate Democrats aren't ready to back

1:24.4

down anytime soon. What a day newsletter writer Matt Berg spoke to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday.

1:30.5

This debate is killing Trump.

1:33.4

90% of Americans have seen the videos that show the brutal slayings of so many and have shown how they don't obey the law. They'll just knock in someone's door without a warrant.

1:46.9

They'll say, we're arresting you. We're not telling you why. And they put you in a dark cage

1:51.5

with no ability to have a phone, have a lawyer, et cetera. And so overwhelmingly, Americans are on our

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