Category: Congress
March 31, 2026
Congress
The DHS shutdown might never end
The strongest impetus for a deal — the hourslong security lines at some U.S. airports — is already dissipating.
March 27, 2026
Congress
DHS stopgap set for quick House action after Rules Committee vote
Republicans opted for a fast-track “deem and pass” provision.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid
Paul hopes to carve out a libertarian lane in a party he says is shaped by populism.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Trump to send Congress his budget request April 3
It’s still TBD whether a supplemental military funding request will come with the broader fiscal blueprint for fiscal 2027.
March 27, 2026
Congress
‘Meltdown’: DHS shutdown set to drag on after House GOP rejects Senate deal
Speaker Mike Johnson is instead looking at a two-month funding punt that cannot pass the Senate.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Troop deployments test Republicans’ nerves on Capitol Hill
“I’m really, really hopeful this doesn’t turn into a boots-on-the-ground situation,” said Arizona Rep. Eli Crane.
March 27, 2026
Congress
House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks
The Senate-passed legislation “should be brought to the floor immediately,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
March 27, 2026
Congress
House GOP leaders push DHS funding bill through May
There's little certainty this plan, which rejects the Senate-passed deal, will bring an end to the extended agency shutdown.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Mike Johnson coy on next steps for DHS funding: ‘Stay tuned’
House GOP leaders could be confronting an internal backlash on the Senate-passed bill.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations
The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick