Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that House Republicans would move to fund the Department of Homeland Security through a 60-day bill that would keep spending at current levels, rejecting a Senate-approved deal that funds much of DHS, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. Source link
House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats and blamed them for the lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. This comes as the Senate approved most funding for DHS, and as the House now has to weigh how to act on the matter. CBS News’ Taurean Small reports. Source link
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans on a conference call Friday that he plans to hold a vote on a bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days, according to a source on the call. Johnson’s comments signal that the House has no intention, at least for … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House conservatives are ripping into a Senate-passed deal that would end the 42-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, citing concerns that the bill fails to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The House Freedom Caucus said Friday it will withhold its support for the DHS funding … Read more
WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing, a special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of 25 ethics charges, capping a three-year investigation into allegations she stole millions in federal relief funds and funneled some of that to her congressional campaign. The secret vote came after Cherfilus-McCormick and … Read more
The Senate voted overnight to pass most Department of Homeland Security funding that could end the TSA line chaos at U.S. airports. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the matter soon. CBS News’ Jarred Hill reports, and Semafor’s Nicholas Wu has more insight. Source link
Ahead of its two-week recess, the Senate agreed to an off-ramp to end the 42-day partial shutdown that has centered on federal immigration enforcement. The deal that was approved in a voice vote after 2 a.m. funds all of DHS except ICE and parts of CBP. The legislation did not include most of the reforms … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats largely voted in lockstep to continue the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown Thursday despite growing fallout over air travel nationwide. Democrats’ opposition to ending the funding lapse — the second longest in history — comes as lawmakers could leave for recess before striking a … Read more
Vice President JD Vance will convene the first meeting of a new White House anti-fraud task force Friday, an administration official told NBC News. The project, which President Donald Trump announced last month in his State of the Union address, is aimed at reducing federal spending by identifying misuse of federal funds. Vance will be … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., decried Democratic sanctuary policies, saying they “worked exactly as the Democrats intended,” allowing the murder of Chicago college student Sheridan Gorman. Speaking with reporters at the U.S. Capitol, Johnson lamented that “but for that crazy set of policies, this young lady would … Read more