Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

GOP senators see path to ending DHS shutdown after Trump meeting

The breakthrough comes a day after the president threw a wrench into negotiations with a 11th-hour ultimatum.

GOP senators meet with Trump on DHS

Four Senate Republicans are meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shuttered for more than a...

No DHS talks expected until Mullin is confirmed, White House official says

The Oklahoma senator is set to get OK'd by his colleagues Monday night.

Hawley investigates FICO for mortgage credit scoring

The Missouri Republican says the increasing cost of credit scores is straining homebuyers in an already unaffordable market.

No DHS meeting today

The White House turned down a Monday morning meeting with a bipartisan group of senators who have been negotiating an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, according...

Capitol agenda: Trump muddies DHS talks

The president says he doesn’t even want a funding deal if the Senate doesn’t pass the SAVE America Act.

Pressure builds on Congress as DHS shutdown threatens to drag into April

Long airport lines and a scheduled two-week break are weighing on lawmakers.

Trump threatens to send ICE to airports amid DHS standoff

It’s his latest bid to push Democrats, who have refused to greenlight DHS funding without changes to how it carries out immigration enforcement.

‘This is about attention’: Mike Lee’s MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy

The Utah Republican’s crusade for the SAVE America Act has strained his relations inside the Senate GOP.

White House revises its DHS offer as talks to end shutdown pick up

Border czar Tom Homan met again with lawmakers Friday night in the Capitol.