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Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?", an episode of Morning Wire published January 30, 2026 (16 min, about 2,887 words). It mentions 14 people, works and ideas, including Daily Wire (company), Tom H. Homeman, Department of Homeland Security, Georgia How, Senator Amy Klobuchar.

What this episode is about

The discussion centers on a potential escalation of immigration policy conflicts in Minnesota as Tom Homan pledges to tackle organized anti-ICE actions, while Senate Democrats negotiate to prevent a government shutdown. Additionally, a significant number of minority-owned businesses are excluded from a federal contracting program due to compliance issues.

Key takeaways

  • Homeman's crackdown signals a potentially fiery showdown: law vs. sanctuary, who will win the heart of Minneapolis?
  • Senator Klobuchar rides chaos to governorship: nothing like political opportunity amidst disarray to spark a campaign.
  • With a pledge from AG Ellison, could peace between ICE and local authorities finally thaw the icy waters?
  • 25% of minority-owned businesses banned from federal aid: proof that bureaucracy can be its own worst enemy.
  • Injustice has many faces; Homeman blames activists for bloodshed, while critics see a systemic failure in immigration policy.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Daily Wire (company), Tom H. Homeman, Georgia How, Department of Homeland Security
  2. – 6:00: Senator Amy Klobuchar, Jacob Frey, Alex Jeffrey Prey, Renee Mlin Good
  3. – 9:00: Shopify, Daily Wire (company), Department of Homeland Security, Tim Pierce
  4. – 12:00: Daily Wire (company), Georgia How, 8A, Luke Rosak
  5. – 15:00: Daily Wire (company)
  6. – 15:50: Daily Wire (company)

Notable quotes from "Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?"

  • The Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for ICE, will be considered at separate occasion. And a quarter of minorityowned 8A contracted businesses are banned from the federal.
    about Department of Homeland Security · at
  • Borders are Tom H. Homeman is putting anti-ICE activists on notice that they will be held accountable for obstructing law enforcement. Meanwhile, Minnesota Senator Amy Clolobashar is entering the.
    about Tom H. Homeman · at
  • City. So clearly putting Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on notice there that his insistence that Minneapolis is going to remain a sanctuary city is not going to stand as far as Hman is concerned.
    about Jacob Frey · at
  • Interested in restoring order. So this was from her campaign launch video just yesterday. I was ranked number one in the Senate for bipartisan bills and number three out of a…
    about Senator Amy Klobuchar · at
  • Need. That vision that keeps you up at night. That side hustle waiting to become your main hustle. Our sponsor Shopify gives you everything you need to stop planning and start building.
    about Shopify · at
  • So, the deal would fund most government departments through September 30th while funding the Department of Homeland Security in the short term via a continuing resolution due to run out.
    about Tim Pierce · at
  • Known as 8A. The program lets women and minority owned businesses get federal contracts with no competition. Luke, this program now is decades old. You've reported on it on…
    about Georgia How · at
  • Ground for fraud, and this administration is finally doing something about it. And we at the Daily Wire actually just published a pretty wild story that illustrates this exact…
    about Daily Wire (company) · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Tom H. Homeman — Person · Referenced federal immigration enforcement official / main speaker in cited press conference · 2 mentions · first at
    Central figure in the Minnesota immigration enforcement storyline; he vows crackdowns on anti-ICE activists and pressures local/state officials to cooperate with ICE.
  • Georgia How — Person · Host · 3 mentions · first at
    Anchors the episode, introduces segments and interviews correspondents (Megan Basham, Tim Pierce, Luke Rosak).
  • Senator Amy Klobuchar — Person · Referenced politician / gubernatorial candidate (as described in episode) · 2 mentions · first at
    Discussed as entering Minnesota’s governor race amid unrest; framed as a more moderate alternative and potentially positioning for a future presidential run.
  • Jacob Frey — Person · Referenced local official (Minneapolis Mayor) · 2 mentions · first at
    Presented as resisting federal pressure by maintaining Minneapolis as a sanctuary city; used as a key political counterpoint to Homeman’s enforcement posture.
  • Tim Pierce — Person · Correspondent / reporter guest · 1 mention · first at
    Explains the federal shutdown negotiations, especially DHS/ICE funding and Democratic demands; provides the segment’s policy details and timeline.
  • Luke Rosak — Person · Correspondent / investigative reporter guest · 1 mention · first at
    Discusses fraud in the SBA 8(a) minority contracting program; provides investigative context and references his Senate testimony.
    Were actually doing the work or simply keeping a cut while passing the contract to a larger company. Daily Wire reporter Luke Rosak testified to the Senate last month about…
  • Alex Jeffrey Prey — Person · Referenced deceased activist (as described) · 2 mentions · first at
    Cited as killed by federal agents in Minneapolis; becomes a focal point in the Washington shutdown negotiations and Democratic demands about ICE operations.
    And then Homeman also made it clear that despite the bad press that has come from the deaths of anti-ICE activists Renee Good and Alex Prey, he's not going to be deterred from…
  • Renee Mlin Good — Person · Referenced deceased activist (as described) · 2 mentions · first at
    Cited as one of two anti-ICE activists killed; her death is used by Democrats (via Schumer quote) and by Homeman’s critics/supporters to frame the stakes of enforcement tactics.
    And then Homeman also made it clear that despite the bad press that has come from the deaths of anti-ICE activists Renee Good and Alex Prey, he's not going to be deterred from…

Companies & orgs

  • Daily Wire (company) — Company · Business focus · 7 mentions · first at
    The platform hosting the podcast and providing news coverage.
  • Department of Homeland Security — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions · first at
    Central to discussions about government funding and immigration enforcement.
  • Small Business Administration — Company · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of certifying companies for the 8A program.
    Fulfilling the goals that it was intended to achieve. So last month, Kelly Laughler, who's head of the Small Business Administration, that's the agency that certifies these…

Concepts & topics

  • 8A — Concept · Core topic · 1 mention · first at
    Discussed as a federal minority contracting program with issues of fraud.
    Month about just how common this kind of pass through fraud is in the program known as 8A. The program lets women and minority owned businesses get federal contracts with no…

Sponsors

  • Shopify — Product · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a sponsor offering tools for entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.
  • Bolan Branch — Product · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at
    Promoted as a sponsor offering bedding essentials for better sleep.
    Our producer Brandon loves Bowlan Branch. He raves about the sheets, the blankets, everything. Discover a softness beyond your wildest dreams with BolanBranch. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at bolandbranch.com/wire.

Full transcript with timestamps

The immigration showdown in Minnesota could be entering a new phase as borders are Tom H Homeman vows to crack down on organized anti-ICE saboturs

about the organization and the funding of the attacks on ICE. I'm not going to answer a lot about that, but they'll be held accountable. Justice is coming.

I'm Georgia How. John Bickley is off today. It's Friday, January 30th. It's great to be back on video and this is Morning Wire. Senate Democrats reach a deal with the White House to keep the government open, but could we still see a shutdown?

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Yeah, Georgia. So this was really the first time that Homeman stepped up to the podium since he was first sent to Minnesota to let's say clean up a little bit of a mess there. And he really made it clear that his aims here are twofold. So first he said that he wants to be absolutely crystal clear that law and order are going to be restored and he pledged to remain on the ground until quote the problem is gone. So presumably referring to illegal immigration in that city. So clearly putting Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on notice there that his insistence that Minneapolis is going to remain a sanctuary city is not going to stand as far as Hman is concerned.

And then Homeman also made it clear that despite the bad press that has come from the deaths of anti-ICE activists Renee Good and Alex Prey, he's not going to be deterred from investigating those activist networks. Homeman also made it clear that while he doesn't feel that the strategy of federal authorities has been perfect and he does believe that there are improvements needed on the ground, he's putting the blame for the bloodshed at the feet of the agitators.

If you want certain laws reformed and take it up with Congress, I'm just asking to keep it peaceful. You interfere impede assault and ICE officers, you will be arrested.

So, Mayor Jacob Frey has been digging in. It looks like, but it seems like uh Governor Walls and Attorney General Keith Ellison are actually bending somewhat. Is that accurate?

Yeah, I think it is. And that's something else that Homeman covered in this press conference. He said that he is reaching out across the aisle and he said he has already received a a loose pledge at least from AG Ellison to start allowing ICE officers to access those county jails. And Ellison also promised that police will now respond to 911 calls when these agents are under assault. So that's a pretty big concession. And then along with that, we're finally seeing Minneapolis PD starting to arrest some of those agitators out on the streets. So, you know, maybe some attempt here to start to cooperate. Now, politically, this has some pretty significant ripple effects, particularly walls pulling out of the governor's race, which brings us to Senator Amy Clolobashar's big announcement yesterday that she is jumping into that race for governor. Why do you think she's announcing now with all of this going on? Yeah, I mean, we

know that she's probably been planning this for a while. She did file her papers last week, but didn't announce until this week. And I think probably because she's looking at the chaos that's happening in Minneapolis and in Minnesota at large, and she's seeing a pretty opportune moment here, because clearly there are incredibly bad optics coming out of Minneapolis. When we look at this, we see that it is the same city that experienced this exact same kind of chaos back in 2020 during those Black Lives Matter riots. And I think this gives Clolobashar a chance to showcase herself as a moderate who is going to be interested in restoring order. So this was from her campaign launch video just yesterday. I was ranked number one in the Senate for bipartisan bills and number three out of a hundred for getting bills passed into law. I'm ready to work with leaders from both parties in our state. I don't like fraud or

waste in government. I will make sure the people who steal taxpayer money go to jail and root out the fraud by changing the way state government works. She cuts a very different figure than walls. Much more moderate, much more focused on the middle class and those kitchen table issues, much more warm and approachable. And I think that governor's office could potentially put her in an even better position to run for president again in 2028. Well, and certainly we have seen her name uh floated around in that capacity. Megan, thanks for reporting.

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The White House and Senate Democrats say they've reached a deal to avert a government shutdown as the Friday deadline inches closer. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce is here now with more. So Tim, funding for Homeland Security was at the center of this standoff that lasted for several days. What were the demands from Democrats that made this deal so hard to pass?

Yeah, so most of the focus here is on ICE. Democrats are asking for an end to what they call roving patrols of ICE agents. They also want no more mass for agents. They want clear identification in how these officers present themselves to the public when they're conducting these operations. Obviously, we've seen some rising tensions regarding immigration enforcement, particularly in Minneapolis. All of this is now making its way to Washington. Here's what Chuck Schumer had to say. Saturday in the streets of Minneapolis was a moral abomination. Federal agents shot and killed Alex Prey, an American citizen, in broad daylight. And it was the second time that agents killed a US citizen in two weeks after the tragic killing also of Renee Good. Renee Good. Enough is enough. So, what kind of a deal were they able to land on?

So, the deal would fund most government departments through September 30th while funding the Department of Homeland Security in the short term via a continuing resolution due to run out after 2 weeks. In that two weeks, lawmakers are expected to negotiate over reforms to immigration and customs enforcement. President Trump took to True Social, saying, "I am working hard with Congress to ensure that we are able to fully fund the government without delay." He went on to say that he hopes both the Republicans and Democrats will give a very much needed bipartisan yes vote. Even though the White House and Senate Democrats were able to come to an agreement last night, another problem has come up. The House is in recess and not scheduled to return until Monday.

Speaker Mike Johnson said yesterday it will take days to bring his members back into town, though Trump's endorsement could speed things along.

So, what happens now? Could we still see a shutdown? Likely yes. But the better question is, will anyone feel it? The answer to that is not many. The House will be back in session on Monday to pass the updated spending package and then Trump can sign it into law. Even though the government will partially shut down over the weekend, most government workers don't work weekends anyway. And while there are more agencies than just ICE under Homeland Security, such as TSA, TSA workers and many others are considered essential and have to report for work even during shutdowns. Now, in past government shutdowns, some have declined to show up for work anyway. they call in sick or give other reasons, but even so, the impact on Americans lives will likely be minimal. Assuming we make it to Monday, the vast majority of the government, something like 96% of it, will be funded through September if the

spending package can make it through the House. There could be some problems there as Speaker Johnson has to wrestle with House Conservatives to get it passed. The speaker was optimistic about that happening at the Melania premiere in Washington DC on Thursday night. And maybe that optimism is warranted. And if it is, expect the House Freedom Caucus to come up with its own list of demands in the two-eek fight over Homeland Security funding. Lawmakers will have to negotiate over that final piece of government funding under the continuing resolution. We'll have to see where Congress is after all that funding dries up.

All right. Well, we're going to keep tabs on this. Tim, thanks for reporting. Good to be on. 1,000 companies were banned from the federal minority contracting program on Wednesday when they declined to provide records that would show whether they were actually doing the work or simply keeping a cut while passing the contract to a larger company. Daily Wire reporter Luke Rosak testified to the Senate last month about just how common this kind of pass through fraud is in the program known as 8A. The program lets women and minority owned businesses get federal contracts with no competition. Luke, this program now is decades old. You've reported on it on this show, but it sounds like now we're finally seeing some attention paid to this type of fraud.

Hey, Georgia. Yeah, that's right. And this is a program that certainly conservatives object to because it is DEI. But there's also the presumably bipartisan concern that this has really just enabled a lot of fraud by giving out contracts with no competition and it's driven up costs without even fulfilling uh the goals that it was intended to achieve. So last month, Kelly Laughler, who's head of the Small Business Administration, that's the agency that certifies these companies to have this ADA designation, um she demanded that the firms provide pretty detailed records, all their bank account statements and their payroll records.

And so I can tell you the payroll records alone would have been enough to get a lot of people in trouble because there are companies that are getting millions of dollars in contracts for work that's pretty labor intensive and they only have like one or two people in the in the company. Um, now one of the things I thought when this first happened last month is it actually would be a lot of work to go through all these bank statements and figure out who who is a pass through. But a funny thing happened, you actually don't have to look at the records at all. It turns out a lot of these uh purported fraudsters have seemingly self-identified by just refusing to cooperate. So they they get all this money from the federal government, but they won't tell the government what they actually spent it on. And so these a thousand companies collectively they amount to a quarter of all ADA contractors and they they

brought in $5 billion in contracts just the non-compliant ones over the last couple years

because they didn't turn in that documentation. Does that mean they are not eligible in the future for any more contracts?

Yeah, exactly. And earlier this month, Secretary of War Pete Hegsath and the Pentagon is definitely the the biggest spender on these AA contracts. He said that because of ADA, $100 million contracts were going out the door without competition um literally nearly every single day, believe it or not. And he pledged reforms. You can hear him talking about it here. In many, many instances, these socially disadvantaged businesses, they don't even do work. They take a 10%, 20%, sometimes 50% fee off the top and then pass the contract off to a giant consulting firm. commonly known as beltway bandits. For decades, this program 8A has been a breeding ground for fraud, and this administration is finally doing something about it. And we at the Daily Wire actually just published a pretty wild story that illustrates this exact situation. years ago, the military paid a homeless lesbian $19 million to

manufacture training uniforms after she established an LLC and got it certified as a woman-owned Hispanic disadvantaged business. Her name is Rhonda Valz, a California aspiring musician, and she got the designation because her father was German, Irish, and Spanish. And she didn't even have any ability to actually produce clothes. Uh, I spoke to a a factory owner, a white male, who wound up actually doing the work for that contract. He said she told him, quote, "I got this government contract. Do you know anybody with a factory who can help me perform it?" Uh, he said, "She never owned a machine." And he said, "This whole ADA thing is a farce." So, in this case, I actually obtained a contract that's more explicit than you usually see it. It puts the scheme right in black and white. I mean, just on its face, it seems like this is a pretty reckless way for the military to go about uh getting clothes, right?

Yeah. I mean, to get anything because they don't know they're it takes the the decision away from the government official and goes through this third party and we don't really know who they are passing it off to. So, I asked Rhonda Valz why this program is good for taxpayers and she sent me 10 emails that railed against evil Jews and said I had demonic male energy. She said, "Male energy is heavy and warlike and long overdue of her reduction and complained about evil war propheteers."

Well, Luke, we've been meaning to talk to you about your demonic male energy. So, thank you for bringing it up for me. I

I'll try to hold my demonic energy in better next time. Thank you for having me Georgia.

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?"?

Georgia How (Host), Megan Basham (Guest), Tim Pierce (Guest), Luke Rosak (Guest).

What is "Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?" about?

The discussion centers on a potential escalation of immigration policy conflicts in Minnesota as Tom Homan pledges to tackle organized anti-ICE actions, while Senate Democrats negotiate to prevent a government shutdown. Additionally, a significant number of minority-owned businesses are excluded from a federal contracting program due to compliance issues.

What is mentioned in this Morning Wire episode?

14 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Daily Wire (company), Tom H. Homeman, Department of Homeland Security, Georgia How, Senator Amy Klobuchar, 8A. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Homan Crackdown Inbound & Government Shutdown Averted?"?

The episode runs 16 min; the transcript is about 2,887 words in 32 timestamped sections.

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