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Jeffries presses Johnson to pass Senate DHS bill; open to helping GOP with rule

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) threw his weight behind the Senate-passed bill to reopen the Homeland Security Department (DHS), declaring it a victory for Democrats because it funds airport screeners but not immigration enforcement operations. After huddling with other House Democrats in the Capitol basement, Jeffries urged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the…

Johnson Rejects Senate-Passed DHS Bill, Says House Will Vote on Stopgap Plan Instead

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on March 27 he is putting forth a short-term bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 60 days, instead of the Senate-passed measure

House Weighs Next Steps After Senate Passes Bill to End Most of DHS Shutdown

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House is considering whether to proceed with a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), excluding immigration enforcement operations, after the Senate passed the measure in the early hours

First Democrats call for Cherfilus-McCormick to resign over ethics findings 

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Two lawmakers became the first Democrats to call on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) to resign after the House Ethics Committee found the lawmaker committed dozens of ethics violations. The committee revealed Friday morning that their Adjudicatory Subcommittee was able to prove 25 out of 27 allegations against Cherfilus-McCormick, finding she funded her 2021 House campaign…