The House will hold votes on Tuesday to try to reopen the government after it partially shut down over the weekend.House Speaker Mike Johnson faces an incredibly tight margin as he can only afford to lose one Republican vote if all members are present and voting on the funding package.First, Johnson has to clear a procedural vote before debate can begin on the floor and a vote on final passage can be held.What to know about the partial government shutdown, now in its 3rd dayJohnson told reporters on Tuesday that he is confident the package, passed in the Senate after an 11th-hour deal between Senate Democrats and the White House, will pass."This may be hard for some of y'all to believe, but I never doubted this," Johnson said at his weekly news conference Tuesday morning.The agreement separates a Department of Homeland Security funding bill from five others funding other agencies for the rest of the fiscal year, and grants two weeks of extended DHS funding to negotiate Democratic demands for restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid its immigration enforcement operation, including requiring agents to wear body cameras turned on and to not wear masks.The U.S.Capitol, Jan.
30, 2026, in Washington.Rahmat Gul/APThe funding fight over DHS erupted in the aftermath of the death of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, who was killed in a shooting involving federal law enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan.24.Popular ReadsMinneapolis live updates: ICE arrest powers expanded, memo saysJan 31, 5:23 PM'Bring her home': Savannah Guthrie addresses her mother missing in possible abductionFeb 2, 10:51 PMPartial government shutdown expected to extend longer than anticipatedFeb 1, 5:52 PMHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Johnson over the weekend that Democrats would not help Republicans expedite the funding package.Partial government shutdown expected to extend longer than anticipatedMeanwhile, hard-line Republicans also threatened to hold the package up in hopes of att...