Partial US government shutdown likely to continue amid funding standoff
Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘convinced’ the impasse over homeland security funding will be resolved by TuesdayThe ongoing partial US government shutdown is expected to continue into early next week, with no reopening likely before Tuesday, if what federal officials on both sides of the country’s...
<p>Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘convinced’ the impasse over homeland security funding will be resolved by Tuesday</p><p>The ongoing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/us-government-shutdown-dhs-funding">partial US government shutdown</a> is expected to continue into early next week, with no reopening likely before Tuesday, if what federal officials on both sides of the country’s political aisle are saying is any indication.</p><p>House <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats</a> have so far said they are refusing to guarantee the votes needed to speed passage of a funding measure that would restore government operations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/government-shutdown-democrats-dhs-funding">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →