Congress Threatens Shutdown Over DHS While Asking DHS to Explain Itself
KEY POINTS
- â˘After Alex Pretti's shooting in Minnesota, Rep. Robin Kelly proposed impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, gaining over 120 Democratic co-sponsors by late January.
- â˘Senate Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and swing-voter Jacky Rosen, threatened to block DHS funding next week to alter agency oversight language.
- â˘Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino called for ICE, CBP, and USCIS heads to testify, while GOP Twitter expressed mixed reactions, showing a softer stance than earlier shootings.
In January 2026, Democrats led by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) rallied 120+ co-sponsors for an impeachment bid against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after the fatal Minnesota shooting of Alex Pretti. Senate Dems like Chuck Schumer and swing-voter Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) jumped on the âdont-fund-DHSâ train, threatening a government shutdown impacting Defense, Labor, and Health. Meanwhile, GOP hotheads like Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) urge to 'lower the temperature' and call for 'transparent review,' while Rep. Michelle Fischbachâs tweets quietly went from defending self-defense on Jan 7 to a 'deeply saddened' tone by Jan 25. Add Senate Senators telling DHS to testify and Rep. Chip Royâs nuanced gun debate and you have democracy doing its usual shuffle: demanding answers, threatening shutdowns, all while fighting about whoâs mad enough to carry what where.
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Watching Congress simultaneously threaten a shutdown over DHS funding and demand its leaders testify is like hiring an arsonist to investigate forest fires, then complaining the fire trucks show up late.
Nothing says bipartisan cooperation like Democrats screaming 'Impeach!' and Republicans tweeting cautiously about 'objective investigations' after shootings no one wants to explain.
Seeing lawmakers argue over DHS funding while blaming each other for Minnesotaâs tragedy felt like watching toddlers argue over who broke the cookie jar, with a loaded gun in hand.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/26/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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