Congress used voice votes and rare procedural maneuvers to end the six-week DHS shutdown, with the House ultimately accepting the Senate-passed bill.
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Trump Blesses GOP Plan To End Shutdown — Without Democrats
President Donald Trump is urging Congress to use the budget reconciliation process in order to fund the Department of Homeland Security, a move that would Read More
Trump floats dragging Congress back during spring recess to end shutdown — but one hurdle stands in the way
Trump says calling Congress back from Easter recess to end the record 45-day DHS shutdown is under consideration, but a GOP insider calls it unlikely.
SEE IT: Lawmakers caught on vacation amid record-breaking shutdown while DHS workers go unpaid
Lawmakers faced backlash for vacationing during the record 46-day shutdown while DHS workers went unpaid, while Trump called on Congress to cancel recess.
Cruz warns ‘radical Democrats’ will ‘burn it down’ if they win back Congress
Sen. Ted Cruz claims Democrats will impeach Trump repeatedly if they win the House in midterms, warning of halted legislation and endless investigations.
House Rejects Senate’s DHS Funding Bill In Stunning Late-Night Reversal
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted late Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days, rejecting a compromise the Senate passed earlier in Read More
Obama-appointed judge reverses course, rules voter ID law isn’t discriminatory in GOP win
Judge Loretta Biggs, an Obama appointee, ruled North Carolina’s voter ID law constitutional after a seven-year court fight, a major Republican win.
DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end
The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.
Schumer, Dems block DHS funding again as Trump intervenes to pay TSA agents
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said bipartisan DHS shutdown talks are progressing after Republicans sent Democrats what he called a “last and final” funding offer.
Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer call on Trump admin to end ‘crusade’ against NY, other blue states’ Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON — Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are calling on the Trump administration to end its “crusade” of threatening Medicaid funding for Read More