Republicans to Fund DHS on Two-Track Path After Trump’s Call (2)

April 1, 2026, 5:18 PM UTCUpdated: April 1, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC

Top GOP leaders agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security using a two-track path after President Donald Trump called on Congress to send a party-line bill to fund immigration and border agents to his desk no later than June 1.

“The Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a joint statement. They said they would split the ...

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