Another government shutdown? Odds grow amid ICE funding clash

CT Mirror – Monday, January 26, 2026
By Lisa Hagen

With the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal agent, the likelihood of a partial government shutdown grew as Congress approaches its Friday funding deadline.

Senate Democrats, including Connecticut’s two U.S. senators, are mostly unified against new funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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