DEMS THREATEN FUNDING STANDOFF — Rep. ANSARI Vows To Withhold Votes Unless ICE Funding Is CUT

Rep. Yassamin Ansari told CNN International she will withhold her vote on a government funding bill unless Congress cuts ICE funding and rolls back other policies, calling ICE a “rogue agency” emboldened by a recent Supreme Court ruling. Her statement signals an emerging Democratic tactic to use appropriations leverage against immigration enforcement and raises the prospect of a funding standoff with national implications, especially for diverse districts such as Phoenix.