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Senate tees up bill to end Homeland Security shutdown

The Senate took the first step Thursday in a GOP-backed plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, sending the House for a second time its bill to fund the department except for immigration enforcement. In an early-morning pro forma session, the Senate agreed, by voice vote, to table a…

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Senate set to approve funding deal to end government shutdown of homeland security

Republican leaders unveiled a plan to end the government shutdown on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson on Friday called the Senate bill a "joke."

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Republican leaders agree to advance funding deal to end DHS shutdown

Measure that would fund homeland security but exclude money for ICE could conclude lengthy funding lapse

The Guardian - US

Royal Source Says Prince Harry “Wouldn’t Ask” Dad King Charles to Reunite During U.S. Visit

The King and Queen will travel to the United States for a historic state visit on April 27.

Marie Claire

Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders united behind a plan Wednesday to end the record-breaking partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, committing themselves to a two-track strategy that includes passing a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement funding by June 1. With the shutdown stretching into its seventh week…

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Congress awaits a royal address from King Charles

During the nation’s 250th anniversary, the British are coming — this time by invitation. His Majesty Charles III, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 28, House and Senate leaders announced Wednesday. “The relationship between…

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Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal

"They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill ... we can't do that."

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Republicans turn on their own over shutdown and call on Congress to cancel their spring break

ANALYSIS: Republicans are turning on each other — delicately — as they can’t figure out how to break a DHS funding logjam without handing Democrats a win, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?

For a brief moment, it seemed like a bill to curb stock trading by members of Congress could see a vote in the House. Blessed by GOP leadership with hopes of a floor vote in the first quarter of the year, it would have been a victory for the small…

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Who’s the shutdown scapegoat now?

As Senate Majority Leader John Thune hashed out a deal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, he may have thought Democrats were its biggest threat. Instead, his fellow Republicans across the Capitol were the ones to tank it. Now, instead of blaming Democrats for prolonging the shutdown,…

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Democrats seen as taking back the House after Republicans quit in numbers not seen since the Great Depression

ANALYSIS: A record number of House Republicans are not seeking re-election, the most since the Great Depression, with Republicans far outpacing Democrats. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers

The Independent UK

‘Really struggling’: Hakeem Jeffries points out GOP’s 15-month humiliation tour, and now Mike Johnson is sweating bullets

Jeffries gloats as MAGA stares down the barrel of a November wipeout.

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‘We’ll see’: Border czar Tom Homan coy over whether ICE agents will leave airports once shutdown ends

Homan says that hundreds of agents have quit TSA and may not return, even with Trump finally paying the bills

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MAGA lawmakers at war as House Republicans slam Senate GOPers for fleeing DC amid shutdown

‘Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?’ one MAGA congressman said

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Record 36 House Republicans To Leave Congress Amid Growing 'Dysfunction' On Capitol Hill

A record 36 House Republicans are walking away from Congress, deepening instability on Capitol Hill and complicating Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to defend his paper-thin majority before the 2026 midterms.

Axios

House passes short-term DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson called the Senate-passed bill a "joke," noting the lack of border security funding.

The Independent UK

Trump tells DHS to pay TSA despite government shutdown after agents miss another paycheck

TSA employees, including 50,000 security officers at airports, will start getting paid as soon as Monday, DHS says

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Johnson calls out GOP Senate over "joke" of a DHS plan

"This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Speaker Mike Johnson said.

The Independent UK

This is the dumbest government shutdown ever — and Americans will continue to pay the price. Here’s who’s to blame

ANALYSIS: The wraparound lines at airports will continue, ICE won’t be reined in and the Senate’s left. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg break down who’s at fault

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Republicans whipped up a golden eagle award for Trump, making it his third fake prize in months

Trump’s cabinet of imaginary honors gets bigger

The Independent UK

Johnson torpedoes bill to solve airport crisis and implies Leader Thune not in control of Senate

Moments after House Speaker’s stunning move, which he said Donald Trump agreed with, the president signed an executive order to pay TSA workers for now

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson unleashes on MAGA trio for not backing surveillance of non-Americans

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The Latest: House considers whether to approve funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security

The House is considering whether to approve funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other Homeland Security agencies after the Senate unanimously passed the measure

Axios

Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS

"Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?" Chip Roy said.

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