House Republicans approve temporary DHS funding bill after dismissing Senate proposal
House Republicans Pass Stopgap Funding for DHS Amid Controversy On Friday night, House Republicans moved forward with a temporary funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), turning down a Senate-approved spending bill that did not include immigration enforcement funding. This action will likely prolong the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has already lasted […]
House Freedom Caucus warns it may halt DHS funding agreement due to ICE and voter ID issues
House Conservatives Reject Senate-Passed DHS Funding Deal House conservatives are backing away from a Senate-approved plan aimed at ending a 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their concern? The bill doesn’t adequately support President Donald Trump’s immigration measures. The House Freedom Caucus declared on Friday that they would not support any DHS […]
House approves temporary funding for DHS as shutdown nears record length
House Republicans Pass Short-Term DHS Funding Bill Amid Ongoing Shutdown Late on Friday, House Republicans approved a temporary funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite strong objections from Democratic lawmakers. However, the ongoing 42-day shutdown—which has impacted air travel and left many federal employees without pay—continues. The vote, which mostly fell along […]
Speaker Johnson opposes Senate DHS bill due to ICE and border funding issues
House Speaker Critiques Democrats Amid Government Shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed strong criticism of congressional Democrats on Friday. He asserted that Republicans would not support any initiatives aimed at opening U.S. borders or halting the deportation of undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. During a two-hour conference call with House Republicans, Johnson emphasized that […]
House to Approve Temporary Funding Bill for Entire DHS
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) came to an agreement with the House Freedom Caucus on Friday to move forward with a 60-day stopgap spending bill that would fully support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This stands in contrast to the Senate-passed bill that will not be considered by the House. House conservatives expressed their […]
Senate Approves Funding for Most of DHS, Sending Bill to House Without ICE Support
Senate Approves DHS Funding Bill After Extended Stalemate The Senate passed a bill early Friday that primarily funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), marking an end to a two-month impasse between the two major parties. Republicans are on board with a Democrat proposal to finance almost all areas of DHS, but not Immigration and […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes politicians should avoid taking funding from AI.
Ocasio-Cortez Advocates Against AI Funding for Politicians Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York has called for politicians, particularly those within her party, to refrain from accepting funding tied to artificial intelligence (AI). She emphasized that receiving such funds could undermine their credibility and influence, especially as midterm elections approach. In a recent article, members of […]
Senate passes funding for DHS, but with a condition
Senate Takes Action on DHS Funding After Lengthy Standoff After a prolonged 42-day deadlock, the Senate has finally allocated some funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but there’s a condition involved. It’s been over six weeks since the DHS was first shut down back in mid-February. On Friday morning, the Senate reached an […]
A Few Senators Push Through DHS Funding Bill Before Taking a Two-Week Break
Senate Passes Funding Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown In the early hours of Friday, five senators voted on a funding bill to wrap up the partial government shutdown just ahead of a two-week Easter recess. Democrats in the Senate have pushed for new limitations on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Following the January […]
Cruz claims Democrats changed the terms of the DHS funding agreement with Trump.
Sen. Ted Cruz Blames Democrats for DHS Funding Stalemate On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused Democrats of dodging attempts to prevent a funding freeze for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid disagreements about President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. He suggested that allowing a deadlock to continue poses a risk to national safety. Cruz […]