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WASHINGTON — <\/span>Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security<\/a> following the shooting death<\/a> of a 37-year-old Minnesota man<\/a>, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown<\/a> by the end of the week. <\/p>\n Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, in a social media post hours after the Saturday shooting, said that what is happening in Minnesota<\/a> is \u201cappalling\u201d and that Democrats \u201cwill not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.\u201d<\/p>\n Six of the 12 annual spending bills for the current budget year have been signed into law by President Donald Trump. Six more are awaiting action in the Senate, despite a revolt from House Democrats and mounting calls for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impeachment. <\/p>\n If senators fail to act by midnight Friday, funding for Homeland Security and the other agencies covered under the six bills will lapse.<\/p>\n \u201cDemocrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans\u2019 refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE,\u201d said Schumer, D-N.Y. \u201cI will vote no.\u201d <\/p>\n The White House reached out to Senate Democrats late Sunday, as have Republicans, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide who insisted on anonymity to discuss the private talks.<\/p>\n But they have not yet raised any realistic solutions, the aide said.<\/p>\n Republicans will need some Democratic support to pass the remaining spending bills in time to avoid a partial shutdown. That support was already in question after Renee Good<\/a>, a mother of three, was fatally shot and killed earlier this month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. But the fatal shooting Saturday of Alex Pretti<\/a>, an intensive care unit nurse, quickly prompted Democrats to take a more forceful stand.<\/p>\n On Sunday, House and Senate Democrats convened separate conference calls as they privately assess next steps and press to restrain the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.<\/p>\n Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and key negotiator on the funding package, had been pushing her colleagues to vote for the homeland security bill, arguing that Democrats had successfully fought off major increases to the ICE budget. <\/p>\n But in the wake of the shooting, Murray said Sunday on X that \u201cI will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFederal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences,\u201d Murray wrote.<\/p>\n Federal officials have defended the actions of the agents involved in the Good and Pretti shootings as justified. Democrats said video released of both shootings showed otherwise. Republicans are increasingly challenged, with some calling for thorough investigations<\/a> while others stand with federal officials. <\/p>\n \u201cThe events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing,\u201d Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., posted on X. \u201cThe credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth.\u201d <\/p>\n Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., wants a \u201cthorough and impartial investigation\u201d into the shooting and said \u201cany administration official who rushes to judgment and tries to shut down an investigation before it begins are doing an incredible disservice to the nation and to President Trump\u2019s legacy.\u201d <\/p>\n Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. said Democrats should reconsider their threat to not support DHS funding and work with him to \u201cend the mess created by sanctuary city policies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow is not the time to defund one of our major national security priorities: border protection,\u201d Graham said on X. <\/p>\n The growing backlash from Democrats puts Republican leaders in the Senate in a difficult position. <\/p>\n Much of the government, including the Department of Defense, continues to operate on a short-term bill that provides funding only through Friday.<\/p>\n