Problem Solvers back Dignity Act
News: The Problem Solvers Caucus is endorsing the Dignity Act, a bipartisan immigration proposal that has divided House Republicans.
DHS pitches GOP on ballroom funding
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House passes DHS funding bill; FISA still looms
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Thune blows off steam amid House chaos
The DHS funding crisis has been a point of contention between Thune and Johnson, who has refused to hold a vote on the unanimously approved Senate bill to fund DHS.
What is Johnson going to do?
Johnson said he expects to change the Senate-passed DHS funding bill, a new wrinkle in the months-long fight to reopen the gigantic agency.
Senate ups DHS pressure on Johnson
After a six-hour vote-a-rama, the Senate adopted a budget resolution early Thursday morning. Now what?
Get ready for a vote-a-rama
The Senate is on track to kick off a marathon series of amendment votes for Republicans’ ICE and Border Patrol budget blueprint as soon as Wednesday night, followed by final adoption.
Senate GOP’s $70B reconciliation blueprint
Senate Republicans on Tuesday released a budget resolution to provide about $70 billion in funding for ICE and Border Patrol, a crucial step toward the GOP’s attempt to end the now 66-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Johnson says redistricting will net GOP 7-8 seats
Speaker Mike Johnson told top donors Monday in D.C. that he believes Republicans will net seven to eight seats from mid-decade redistricting
The GOP’s reconciliation rush
Senate Republicans are racing to prepare their $72 billion ICE and CBP funding package for the floor this week, rewriting parts of the bill in an attempt to comply with the Senate’s strict reconciliation rules.
The MAGA South gets MAGAier
Trump’s stranglehold on the already red South is growing ever tighter, despite Trump hitting his all-time worst approval rating as the Iran war drags on and gas prices soar.
The one bright spot in appropriations
The House on Friday voted 400-15 to approve the first FY2027 spending bill of the year, funding Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs.