But House Democrats seem inclined to reject this plan. Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.), for instance, said he would vote against the bill and urged his colleagues to do the same.

“I just don’t see how, in good conscience, Democrats can vote for continuing ICE funding when they’re killing American citizens, when there’s no provision to repeal the tripling of the budget,” he said. “I hope my colleagues will say no.”

During a private call on Sunday, some Democrats signaled that they would indeed be inclined to vote for the spending package.

Trump apparently has no appetite for another government shutdown, telling Fox News over the weekend that he hopes “enough people will use their heads.”

The two immigration enforcement officers who shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have been identified. They are Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, age 43, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer Raymundo Gutierrez, age 35. Their names were released by ProPublica, which identified them from government records.

Contrary to some speculation, they were not rookies.

“Records reportedly show that Ochoa joined CBP in 2018 as a border patrol agent, while Gutierrez began working for the agency in 2014,” reports The Guardian. “Gutierrez serves in CBP’s office of field operations and is part of a special response team that handles high-risk missions similar to those carried out by police Swat units. Both men are from south Texas.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) is seeking more information about Pretti’s death, calling on top immigration enforcement officials to testify before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday, the senator strongly disputed the Trump administration’s contentions about Pretti’s death. Paul denied that Pretti could be seen assaulting police officers in the video.

Scenes from Washington, D.C.: Denizens of the nation’s capital have been complaining ceaselessly about the city government’s unbelievably poor response to last month’s snowstorm, and the city has renewed its efforts to more effectively plow streets and clear away giant chunks of ice. I watched from my window on Saturday as the city employed heavy construction equipment to get the job done in my neighborhood.

Nevertheless, many school systems in the D.C. metro area will remain closed for a sixth straight day. That’s gotta be frustrating for parents!