Well, howdy there, Internet people it spell again.

So today we're going to talk about DHS funding, deadlines, and Trump.

Okay, so the funding package that provides funding for most of the federal government made

it through the House with a vote of

217 to 215. This package only provides funding for DHS until February 13th. Trump signed it. So the

government shutdown didn't last long. But that doesn't mean the political drama is over. In fact,

it's just starting. February 13th, they have to have a new vote one way or another in less than

10 days. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut was one of the Democrats who voted for the package. She said, quote,

I believe this is an opportunity to isolate DHS and go at it, hammer and tongs, tooth and nail,

whatever phrase you want to use, rather than having to figure out what the heck is going to happen to five other

bills in all those departments. There's unbelievable bipartisan bicameral support on those bills,

so why squander that? And then take the next 10 days next Friday and just bring DHS up.

Most of Capitol Hill, especially those in the Senate, see 10 days as optimistic to say the least.

But even on the House side, you already have people involved in appropriations,

suggesting it won't be resolved until at least March.

A lot of the Democratic base is upset by the fact that the funding for the other departments went through

and see it as giving up leverage.

Democratic Insiders on Capitol Hill seem to think the base will get over it,

because the real fight hasn't happened yet. They seem energized. It's probably because ICE is

becoming politically toxic, not just because of the pressure being applied on Capitol Hill, but a string of

setbacks is making supporting ICE politically untenable. Just in the last few days, a French consulting

firm has decided to sell a U.S. part of their company that has a nice contract rather than continue

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