‘Not a done deal’: Johnson stays mum as House GOP steams over DHS deal
The speaker is confronting an internal backlash on the Senate-passed bill.
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Johnson Rejects Senate-Passed DHS Bill, Says House Will Vote on Stopgap Plan Instead
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
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
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…
Freedom Caucus slams Senate DHS deal, complicating path to swift passage
The House Freedom Caucus is expressing strong opposition to a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), complicating the path for the bill to pass swiftly in the House. Members of the hard-line conservative caucus said they want a bill that includes a voter ID measure and would fund…
Sam Graves pulls reelection plans, will retire from Congress
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the chair of the House Transportation Committee, announced Friday that he will not seek reelection and will retire from Congress at the end of his term. Graves, 62, wrote in a morning post on the social platform X that the decision to end his 26-year congressional career came “after considerable reflection.”…
Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations
The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick