The Federal Budget Package, Immigration Protests

🎧 Democrats are pushing to pass the other five spending bills in the package, leaving out DHS while they negotiate terms, NPR’s Claudia Grisales tells Up First. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says his party wants tighter cooperation with local law enforcement, a uniform code of conduct and use-of-force rules, and an end to roving patrols. Republican leaders oppose splitting the funding package, arguing that the House would never pass any part of it again. A partial shutdown would lead to other government agencies, such as Health and Human Services, losing funding this weekend.

🎧 Police fired pepper balls to disperse the crowd during the confrontation, filling the air with white smoke. Texas Public Radio’s Joey Palacios, who was there, says he and his photographer started coughing and couldn’t see. Palacios said the experience felt like breathing hot sauce. Earlier that day, Congressman Joaquin Castro and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett visited the detention center and met with the child and his father. Castro reported that the young boy appeared physically and emotionally affected by the ordeal.