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House lawmakers passed Homeland Security funding by voice vote Thursday, which should end the partial shutdown that's become the longest in U.S. history. Why it matters: If the House had waited for the Senate to pass a reconciliation bill, as some GOP lawmakers insisted, it would have left DHS closed until mid-May. Zoom in: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) agreed to a two-track funding deal in early April. - First they'd pass funding through regular appropriations for all of DHS but ICE and Border Patrol, which are already funded by the "Big, Beautiful Bill" from 2025. - Then they'd pass a party-line bill via budget reconciliation to add funding to ICE and Border Patrol. Between the…
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey over a photograph of seashells is stirring unease even among some in the GOP — and sparking outrage among Democrats and liberals. The most vehement critics object to what they see as the latest in a long line of attempts by the president to use the DOJ to go after his perceived adversaries. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5856201-comey-trump-doj-clash/ #DOJ #JamesComey #Comey #Trump
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey over a photograph of seashells is stirring unease even among some in the GOP — and sparking outrage among Democrats and liberals. The most vehement critics object to what they see as the latest in a long line of attempts by the president to use the DOJ to go after his perceived adversaries.
Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
