US House Republicans are resisting calls for swift passage of bipartisan Senate legislation to end a partial government shutdown amid a broader fight over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans on a conference call 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.
Bill passes by 213 to 203 votes in move prolonging weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travelUS House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security and instead passed their own funding measure late Friday, extending a weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel.The stopgap bill,…
The move prolongs a partial government shutdown and sets up a standoff over immigration enforcement funding and voter ID demands.
House lawmakers on Friday passed a Republican bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety for eight weeks, after GOP leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would exclude money for immigration enforcement. The partisan package was a nod to conservative immigration hawks, who hailed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for pushing it…
The six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue until at least mid-April after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed partial funding bill in favor of a stopgap measure that lacks the Democratic support needed to become law.
House GOP lawmakers huddled for a conference call on Friday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to deliberate over the funding bill approved by the Senate earlier this morning.
