Opinion · 119th Congress
Connecting the dots on the economy
From the end of December 2025 through the first week of February 2026, prices dipped slightly below $3 for the first time since 2021, measurable progress.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Iran war triggers talk of supplemental defense funding
The funding was made available to spend through fiscal 2029, but the Pentagon said in a summary of its plans last month that it would work to "accelerate execution into FY 2026 if that can be done without
Congress · 119th Congress
Judge again blocks DHS policy on lawmaker detention center visits
fact that appropriated funds have now lapsed does not mean that Section 527 has been repealed or wiped off the books, or otherwise did not impose a limitation on the agency in January and early February 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Iran war powers, DHS funding top congressional agenda
↵↵The appropriations bill is the only one of the 12 fiscal 2026 measures that has not become law.
Congress · 119th Congress
Kristi Noem set to face lawmakers amid immigration funding clash
↵↵The hearings, Tuesday at the Senate Judiciary Committee and Wednesday at the House Judiciary Committee, take place as the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded through the regular fiscal 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapses amid shutdown
↵↵Federal unions said in a court filing late last month that many federal agencies were forced to hold off on their full layoff plans throughout 2025 and into early 2026 because of litigation and that
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Snow delays congressional business before State of the Union
↵↵Republicans have sought to blame Democrats for the current partial shutdown because of their refusal to back DHS funding as part of the broader fiscal 2026 appropriations law.
Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers try to halt ICE plans for new detention centers
↵↵ICE has a $38.3 billion plan to acquire "non-traditional facilities" such as warehouses, to increase bed capacity to 92,600 by the end of fiscal 2026, according to another ICE memo released by Ayotte
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Sitting tight in Texas
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has placed the district on its list of targets for 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
House lawmakers spar over harms of potential DHS shutdown
↵↵He noted that the top four leaders of the Appropriations committees had reached an agreement on the fiscal 2026 Homeland Security spending bill, which passed the House before a second fatal shooting
Congress · 119th Congress
Despite impasse on CR, Thune pushes forward on DHS spending bill
The battle over immigration enforcement has become a fight over whether to temporarily extend funding for the last outstanding fiscal 2026 spending bill.
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: DHS faces possible shutdown ahead of congressional recess
↵↵While 11 of the 12 annual spending bills have become law for fiscal 2026, the Homeland Security Department's funding will expire on Friday.
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | January 30-February 5, 2026
Photos of the week | January 30-February 5, 2026 - Photos Of The Week DHS funding and a new member of Congress were just a couple of the highlights in and around the Capitol. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Mark Amodei, a senior GOP appropriator, to retire at end of term
His bill, the Homeland Security measure, is currently the subject of tense negotiations as the only one of the 12 full-year fiscal 2026 bills not enacted into law.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: ICE breaker
The count: 36↵↵That's how many House candidates in races that Inside Elections rates the most competitive began 2026 with more than $1 million on hand.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue
Capitol after the Senate voted on a government funding package on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash
↵↵Congress stripped out that Homeland Security portion from a fiscal 2026 spending package and agreed to a short-term extension of current funding levels to negotiate.
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown
↵↵The House Rules Committee meets Monday afternoon to work on a rule for floor consideration of the package of five fiscal 2026 spending bills, in addition to a two-week extension of Department of Homeland
Congress · 119th Congress
House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package
↵↵The five-bill fiscal 2026 package, which passed the Senate on Friday, punts on full-year funding for the Homeland Security Department as lawmakers try to negotiate tighter restrictions on federal immigration
Congress · 119th Congress
Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package
↵↵The Senate is aiming to pass a package of five full-year fiscal 2026 spending bills — Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Financial Services, National Security-State, and Transportation-HUD — along with a