Capitol agenda: Senate GOP braces for Cabinet shakeup
“He’s in a bad mood,” one GOP senator said about President Donald Trump.
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DeSantis on Jeffries ‘F around and find out’ remark: ‘I will pay for you to come down to Florida’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) challenged House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday to campaign in his state after the Democrat issued a warning to Florida over redistricting. “I will pay for you to come down to Florida and campaign,” DeSantis said during a press conference. “I’ll put you up in the Florida governor’s…
‘Just do the math’: GOP senators get antsy about Trump Cabinet shakeup
Approving replacements for Donald Trump’s embattled deputies could get complicated, lawmakers are warning.
Negotiators hopeful for deal on spy powers amid messy battle over reforms
New deadline. Same problems. Lawmakers last week punted the battle to renew the nation’s spy powers for 10 days, extending not only the deadline to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), but also the difficult discussions over how to reform it. The program allows the government to spy on foreigners located…
House lawmakers clamoring for ethics reforms after wave of resignations
The surge of House resignations this month has triggered calls from both parties for a broader overhaul of the ethics process and how the chamber polices its own. While many lawmakers have welcomed the hasty departures of former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), their cases have also stirred up…
Johnson faces pressure from all sides as funding to pay DHS workers dwindles
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing pressure from all sides as he insists on passing a GOP-only bill to fund immigration enforcement before taking up bipartisan legislation to fund the rest of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), even as the department is set to run out of money to pay employees in a few…
Senate Approves $70 Billion Budget Plan to Fund ICE, Border Patrol Through 2029
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 16, 2026. Kylie Cooper/Reuters The U.S. Senate voted early on April 23 to advance a $70 billion funding blueprint for immigration enforcement agencies, moving Republicans a step closer to unlocking a party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)