House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the chamber seeks to get back in working order amid a weekslong floor standoff. Conservative hard-liners have aggressively pushed for movement on President Trump’s SAVE America Act, an election reform bill that would require proof of citizenship at voter registration and photo IDs when casting ballots, among other legislative priorities. #housegop #mikejohnson #trump
It comes as Congress works to pass funding for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a reconciliation package that would not require Democratic support.
Both the House and Senate are back in session Tuesday, and the potential DHS funding compromise will be center stage. It is an about-face for Trump, who has said he would not make a deal with Democrats unless they moved separate voting legislation known as the SAVE America Act. #saveact #senate #dhs
Lindsey Granger delivers her lens on a viral exchange between Wajahat Ali and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, where Ali pressed Jeffries on the subject of abolishing ICE. #HakeemJeffries #ICE #DHS
A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar.
The House on Tuesday is voting on a five-bill minibus and two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would end the partial government shutdown. An earlier razor-thin procedural vote underscored GOP loyalty to President Trump amid his efforts to unify the party—and despite Senate conservatives efforts to sink the package. It also further exemplified Democrats’ fury over the deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5718985-live-updates-trump-government-shutdown-colombia/ https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5720415-gop-leaders-secure-votes/
