GOP’s DHS Funding Plan Exposes Party Split on Affordability Push

April 23, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

Senate Republicans are on a collision course with many of their House counterparts over whether to use their most powerful legislative tool — a spending bill Democrats can’t stop — to narrowly fund the Homeland Security department or to go big and try one last election-year push on affordability.

Republicans in Congress likely have one last chance before the November midterm elections to provide swing voters with economic relief, or to appeal to their base’s goals with more spending cuts.

The war in Iran has driven up the cost of gasoline, fertilizer and other goods, wiping out the gains President ...

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