00:00The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown as Senate Democrats block a
00:05House passed funding bill over Department of Homeland Security provisions.
00:10The petition has intensified following the killing of U.S. citizen Alex Preddy in Minneapolis.
00:15With Democrats demanding DHS funding be stripped from the package, Republicans have
00:20refused, leaving little time to reach a deal before the Friday night deadline.
00:23If no agreement...
00:25...is reached, several major federal agencies would shut down, furloughing workers.
00:30And disrupting operations.
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