NYTIMES (Carl Hulse) - Congressional Republicans Struggle to Do the Basics as Chambers Clash
House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers scramble to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - GOP revolt leaves House agenda in limbo
An internal GOP revolt ground the House to a halt Wednesday morning, with the chamber stuck on a procedural vote to begin debate. Why it matters: House GOP leadership doesn't have the votes to advance any of the major legislation they planned to move this week, leaving the chamber in limbo. - Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is trying to jam three contentious measures into one pre-recess week: A long-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, the farm bill, and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation package to fund ICE and Border Patrol. - But a small group of Republicans voted "no" on the procedural rule to begin debate on all three items, and other conservatives are withholding their votes, even after days of negotiations and last-minute…
An internal GOP revolt ground the House to a halt Wednesday morning, with the chamber stuck on a procedural vote to begin debate. Why it matters: House GOP leadership doesn't have the votes to advance any of the major legislation they planned to move this week, leaving the chamber in limbo. - Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is trying to jam three contentious measures into one pre-recess week: A long-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, the farm bill, and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation package to fund ICE and Border Patrol. - But a small group of Republicans voted "no" on the procedural rule to begin debate on all three items, and other conservatives are withholding their votes, even after days of negotiations and last-minute…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate Republicans block attempt to force vote on Cuba war powers resolution
Republicans blocked the vote in a 51-47 split, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky voting with Democrats and Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman voting with Republicans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Secret Service agents respond to WH correspondents' dinner shooting while unpaid due to shutdown
"Secret Service agents ran toward danger last night to protect and put their lives on the line for others —while serving under an unfunded DHS," says Congressman Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, reference the DHS shutdown that has gone on for more than two weeks.
NYTIMES (Stephen Castle) - In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Are Helping to Block an Assisted Dying Bill
A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
WASHINGTONPOST (Riley Beggin, Theodoric Meyer) - Republicans take first step toward funding ICE without Democrats’ help
Republicans devised a time-consuming, two-pronged approach to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: House Republicans give remarks amid DHS battle, Iran war unease
House Republican leaders will speak to reporters Tuesday morning after their closed-door meeting and as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown persists. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is also facing pressure as unease grows within the GOP over President Trump's conflict in Iran as it nears the 60-day mark. He is also juggling a slate of high-stakes legislative fights — from DHS funding to intensifying calls for another one of his members to step down or be expelled — ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
REDSTATE (Becca Lower) - 'Enough Excuses': Sen. Mike Lee Says Congress Must 'Nuke the Filibuster, Start Passing Bills'
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alexander Bolton) - Senate GOP losing patience with Speaker Johnson as DHS faces crisis
Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision not to put a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the House floor for a vote as they fear the White House could soon run out of money to pay federal workers affected by the partial [...]
NYTIMES (Charlie Savage) - House Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days
The Senate would need to also approve the stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at a long-term extension.