Capitol agenda: DHS shutdown now in House’s hands
The Senate’s overnight agreement — to fund the entire department except ICE and parts of CBP — faces a treacherous path ahead.
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Senate agrees to end shutdown for most of DHS
The House could act as soon as Friday to reopen most parts of the sprawling agency.
Senate Passes Funding for Most of DHS
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate unanimously approved early Friday a funding package for most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection. The measure now goes to the House, which is expected to
House Ethics panel scrutinizes Cherfilus-McCormick in rare public hearing
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on Thursday to examine a swath of allegations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), centering on charges that she used millions in improperly paid federal disaster funds to finance her campaign. The core of the alleged violations is that $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
What perks? Lawmakers play down special treatment as airport lines grow
Many members of Congress are making clear they are waiting in TSA lines alongside everyone else.
Thune Says Republicans Have Given Their ‘Last and Final’ Offer to End DHS Shutdown
Travelers wait in a TSA PreCheck line at Miami International Airport on March 17, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Republicans have given Democrats their “last and final” offer to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subsidiary agencies. “Enough is enough,” Thune said.
Airports become political battlegrounds as DHS shutdown drags on
Many members of Congress are making clear they are waiting in TSA lines alongside everyone else.