PoliticsNation: Season 2026, Episode 12

2026 - 12: Episode 12

Today's episode of Politics Nation, host Reverend Al Sharpton addresses the fact that the nation once again finds itself in the midst of a partial government shutdown—the second in just over a year since Donald Trump took office.This time, the gridlock centers on a single department, as Democrats continue to push for basic reforms to Homeland Security following public outrage over ICE's violent tactics in Minnesota and other locations.However, the president and his Republican allies in Congress have, so far, shown no interest in pressuring DHS to scale back its actions. With Congress out of Washington for the coming week as leadership negotiates a deal, thousands of federal workers under the DHS are expected to report to work without pay, once again.