Johnson Delays House Vote, Shutdown Persists Amid ICE Fight
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will wait days to bring a funding bill to the floor, while the Senate extended DHS funding through Feb. 13.
PBS NewsHourJohnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown, blames Democrats for their ICE demands
Boston GlobeJohnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
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The American ConservativeFederal Government Enters Partial Shutdown
Overview
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on 'Fox News Sunday' he will wait a few days to bring a government funding package to the House floor, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will continue.
The Senate voted 71-29 to approve a $1.2 trillion appropriations package and a two-week DHS stopgap through Feb. 13, a measure Senate leaders said buys time after Minneapolis shootings, records show.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on ABC's 'This Week' Democrats will withhold speedy passage until Congress wins new ICE guardrails, declaring "Masks should come off".
Funding lapsed for Homeland Security, State, Treasury, Transportation, Labor-HHS-Education and Housing and Urban Development, officials confirmed, jeopardizing pay or furloughs for affected federal workers.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said on NBC's 'Meet the Press' he will start committee votes Monday and could bring the Senate package to the floor on or after Tuesday as negotiations continue before Feb. 13.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this story without overt editorial framing, focusing on procedural facts — vote counts, leaders' actions, and timing. They attribute positions to stakeholders (Senate leaders, Democrats, and the president), avoid loaded adjectives, and note consequences (brief shutdown risk), offering balanced, transactional coverage rather than advocacy.