2026-02-02
15 分钟Good morning.
The government is officially in a partial shutdown,
as Democrats push for a separate vote on funding and reforms for Homeland Security.
Our intention is by Tuesday to fund all agencies in the federal government, except for that one,
and then we'll have two weeks of good faith negotiations to figure it out.
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It's Monday, February 2nd.
I'm Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
While the Senate came to an agreement to separate out extended funding for the Department of Homeland Security,
the House was not in session to vote before the midnight deadline on Friday,
pushing the government into a partial shutdown.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview with Meet the Press yesterday that he was confident the shutdown would end soon after the House reconvenes today,
and he expressed optimism about further negotiations.
Some of these conditions and requests they've made are obviously reasonable and should happen,
but others are going to require a lot more negotiation.
President Trump was reportedly the catalyst for the bipartisan dealmaking that's unfolding.
Trump reached out directly to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,
marking a stark departure from his position last year when he refused to work with Democratic leaders on averting the longest shutdown in history.