White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 18, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The White House on Feb. 18 dismissed a Democratic counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “very unserious,” as the partial shutdown of the agency entered its fifth day.
During a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Democrats sent a revised offer to the Trump administration the previous night, but it was rejected.
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