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Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS

Mar 27, 2026Center Left

Hardline House conservatives are threatening to sink a Senate-passed DHS funding bill, escalating a standoff that's already kept the agency shut down for more than five weeks.Why it matters: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a messy path to funding the Department of Homeland Security with no easy off-ramp."It is absolutely offensive to the…

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