Scalise: Some senators ‘expressed buyer’s remorse’ about DHS bill

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Sunday that some senators “expressed buyer’s remorse” over a Senate bill to fund only part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a shutdown of the department. “Well, we actually read their bill and, frankly, a number of senators have expressed buyer’s remorse with what they did…

Kim sidesteps question on Schumer leadership future

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Sunday did not directly endorse Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) leadership, but noted that the congressional caucus is “united” amid negotiations on funding the Department of Homeland Security. When host Jake Tapper asked Kim on CNN’s “State of the Union” whether he wanted Schumer to remain in his role,…

Homan says ‘we’ll see’ if ICE officers leave airports once TSA workers get paid

White House border czar Tom Homan expressed uncertainty Sunday at whether federal immigration officers will leave airports once Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees receive their delayed paychecks.  “We’ll see. It depends [on] how many TSA agents come back to work, how many TSA agents have actually quit and have no plans [on] coming back to…

House discharge petition on TPS for Haiti secures enough signatures to force vote

A discharge petition for a resolution that would require the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for migrants from Haiti earned enough signatures on Friday to force a vote on the House floor. Rep. Marie Gleusenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) was the 218th signature on the petition, which also secured support from four Republicans: Reps. Maria…

House Republicans flee Congress in record numbers amid growing dysfunction

An unprecedented number of House Republicans are opting to retire or pursue other offices, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) bid to fend off a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterms and preserve his razor-thin majority. So far, 36 House Republicans — including the most recent, Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.) — have announced they will…