The House on Thursday passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, even as most Democrats defied Republican pressure to end the ageny shutdown in light of the Iran conflict. The lower chamber voted 221-209 to pass the bill. Four Democrats joined Republicans in favor of the measure — fewer than voted for an…
House Democrats largely voted against funding the Department of Homeland Security, despite the heightened threat situation amid the U.S. military operation in Iran.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives has knocked down a resolution that would place guardrails on the United States’ ongoing military operations in Iran. A war powers resolution for President Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury failed in
House Republicans on Thursday beat back legislation designed to rein in U.S. military operations in Iran, marking a victory for President Trump and a blow for those hoping to reassert Congress’s unique powers to wage war. The vote was 212-219, with just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Warren Davidson (Ohio) — hopping…
A vote to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran failed in the House on Thursday, with several Republicans and Democrats crossing the aisle.
There are mixed Democratic reactions as Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin for DHS chief. Fetterman supports nomination, while other Democrats remain noncommittal on the pick.
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