Reporter's Notebook: Progressives eye shutdown leverage to rein in ICE, Venezuela operations

There is a nexus between congressional spending, the Minnesota ICE shooting and military operations related to Venezuela.

It is argued that the power of the purse is one of the most hallowed powers of Congress. This is why a number of progressives are imploring Democrats to use the next government funding round to defund ICE or impose strictures to hamstring ICE in the next government funding round. 

Some liberal Democrats even want to force a government shutdown over the shooting in Minnesota.