House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, lambasted congressional Democrats’ “persistent, habitual, never-ending obstruction,” which has “made it difficult to govern” for the Republican trifecta.
Congress faces an ongoing fight over national security and privacy concerns as a 45-day FISA extension forces a restart of the legislative process.
Congress faces an ongoing fight over national security and privacy concerns as a 45-day FISA extension forces a restart of the legislative process. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump signed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA ) on Thursday night, after the Senate rejected a three-year renewal passed by the House. The Senate’s unanimous consent for the short-term measure followed opposition from Democrats and some Republicans, who objected to the removal of provisions such as a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). DETAIL: The temporary extension reflects deep divisions within Congress, with some Republicans and Democrats pushing for stronger privacy…Open
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.
State of the Union: President Trump ordered federal officials to pay TSA workers. The post House Rejects Senate Bill to Fund DHS Without ICE appeared first on The American Conservative .
House Republicans rejected Friday a Senate-passed plan to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, dimming hopes for a quick resolution and extending a funding standoff that began in mid-February. The Senate passed the bill earlier Friday, funding DHS through the fiscal year while excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the House would not take it up, calling the bill inadequate because it omitted funding for the immigration-enforcement agencies. Johnson is backing instead a short-term measure to fund all of DHS for eight weeks. With the Senate already out for a two-week recess and Democrats declaring the House proposal “dead on arrival,” the dispute is likely to…Open
The House on Friday night passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security until May 22. Why it matters: House GOP leaders' decision not to act on a Senate-passed plan has stoked tensions between House and Senate Republicans and raised questions about the path forward for ending the DHS shutdown, now well into its second month. - The Senate's plan would fund DHS through Sept. 30, but without money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. - Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) instead advanced an eight-week stopgap that fully funds DHS, including ICE and CBP. - The vote was 213-203, with three House Democrats joining all Republicans in support. - Democratic Reps. Don Davis (N.C.), Marie Gluesenkamp…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) predicted Sunday that the House will end the partial government shutdown by Tuesday, even as he prepares to move forward without Democratic support for Department of Homeland Security funding. Why it matters: Johnson faces the difficult task of quashing internal GOP tensions after the deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota scattered appropriations talks . The funding bill would launch a two-week window for high-stakes negotiations over DHS. - The Senate passed legislation Friday that separated out the fight over immigration enforcement from the effort to prevent a lengthier shutdown. A partial shutdown began Saturday. - But the relief didn't last long, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…
AI:House Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to end the current partial government shutdown by Tuesday, likely relying on Republican votes alone after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries signaled that Democrats will not support a stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security. This standoff follows intense political pressure and calls from Senate Democrats to reform DHS, including demands for body cameras and unmasking federal agents—measures Johnson argues would endanger officers and impede Border Czar Tom Homan’s enforcement efforts in Minnesota. While the Senate previously passed a short-term extension to avoid a total collapse, the move has triggered internal GOP friction regarding immigration enforcement and is being fueled…Open
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a warning to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday: You can't rely on Democratic votes to end the partial government shutdown . Why it matters: Johnson may instead be forced to try and get virtually all of his members to vote for the government funding legislation — a difficult task as some GOP lawmakers are already raising stringent objections. Driving the news: Jeffries informed Johnson on a Saturday call that the Democratic votes wouldn't be there to pass the bill in a bipartisan manner, Republican and Democratic leadership sources told Axios. - Democrats are hesitant to vote for the package because it contains a two-week stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland…
AI:Speaker Mike Johnson faces an uphill battle to prevent a government shutdown after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned him that Democrats will not provide the bipartisan votes necessary to pass a funding package. The standoff centers on a two-week stopgap bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to include the radical reform measures demanded by Democrats, specifically regarding ICE oversight and DHS restructuring. This political maneuvering leaves Johnson dependent on nearly his entire Republican caucus to avoid a shutdown, a task made more difficult by internal GOP dissent from members who are already raising stringent objections to the current funding terms.Open
The Senate passed legislation Friday to separate the fight over ICE funding from the threat of a broader government shutdown. Why it matters: It's a major step toward resolving the partial government shutdown that's set to begin at midnight, even as it leaves open questions about whether Democrats can deliver on promises to force changes at the Department of Homeland Security. - The package, which funds non-DHS programs through Sept. 30 and continues DHS funding at its current level for two weeks, passed 71-29. - Five Republicans and 24 Democrats voted "no." Driving the news: Negotiations will now continue over Democrats' demands for changes at the department. - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said he's willing to…