Governance & Law
DHS Shutdown Standoff — Immigration Becomes the New Debt Ceiling
⚡ FAST READ1-min read The partial government shutdown over ICE funding marks a structural shift in American governance: immigration enforcement has become the new leverage point in budget fights, replacing the debt ceiling as the preferred hostage-taking mechanism in congressional brinkmanship. ── 3 Key Points ───────── * • Senate Democrats rejected a Republican proposal endorsed