Troop deployments test Republicans’ nerves on Capitol Hill
“I’m really, really hopeful this doesn’t turn into a boots-on-the-ground situation,” said Arizona Rep. Eli Crane.
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House GOP rejects Senate-passed DHS bill, proposes stopgap
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but not immigration enforcement, instead proposing a stopgap to fund the entire department for eight weeks. The move amounts to a stunning rebuke of the upper chamber by GOP leaders — and extends the length…
House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks
The Senate-passed legislation “should be brought to the floor immediately,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
House GOP leaders push DHS funding bill through May
There’s little certainty this plan, which rejects the Senate-passed deal, will bring an end to the extended agency shutdown.
Jeffries presses Johnson to pass Senate DHS bill; open to helping GOP with rule
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…
‘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.
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…