Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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.

DHS stopgap set for quick House action after Rules Committee vote

Republicans opted for a fast-track “deem and pass” provision.

Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid

Paul hopes to carve out a libertarian lane in a party he says is shaped by populism.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations

The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick