
White House not budging on Democrats' demands as DHS funding mutiny threatens government shutdown
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Government shutdown threat grows as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejects Chuck Schumer's demands to strip DHS funding from the spending bill ahead of Jan. 30 deadline.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Republicans have already signaled they're not inclined to do so, which White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed during her Monday afternoon press conference. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
Leavitt also pointed out that all the bills wrapped into the massive spending package are the product of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate — meaning Democrats already had a say in the legislation they are now rejecting.













