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It's good to have you here on this Monday, the 26th of January. I'm Julie Morgan.

The odds of a government shutdown are higher this morning. Odds shot up on prediction markets after Senate Democrats vowed to block a $1.2 trillion

funding package that includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. immigration and customs enforcement falls under the purview of DHS. Odds of a government

shutdown by January 31st surged to 79% on Kalshi, up from 11.5% on Friday.

On polling market, the odds jumped to 80% from 9%.

The standoff intensified after federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretty in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Pretty was a 37-year-old ICU nurse and a U.S. citizen.

This is the second such incident this month.

The shooting has galvanized Democratic opposition to the funding measure.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement on Saturday night that Senate

Democrats will not provide the votes to

proceed to the Appropriations Bill if the DHS funding bill is included. The package needs 60 votes

to overcome the filibuster. Republicans hold a 53 to 47 majority. However, several key swing

votes have now turned against the bill. A massive winter storm

has further complicated matters, forcing the Senate to cancel Monday votes and shortening an

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