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The tentative arrangement would split off a large chunk of regular fiscal 2026 funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the earlier full-year funding bill for DHS that stalled in the
It’s unclear how much support Mullin might get from Democrats, who have declined to further fund DHS in fiscal 2026 without changes in immigration enforcement tactics.
Gamut of threats The hearing, which occurs annually, was focused on the intelligence community’s written report on 2026 threats.
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.
Capitol’s Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
It’s part of a broader Democratic effort to make affordability the top issue of both the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
DHS funding The hearing comes as DHS remains the sole portion of the U.S. government that has not received funding for the rest of fiscal 2026 through the regular appropriations process.
The bill, which he is calling “The Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026,” would suspend the federal gas tax through Oct. 1, according to details provided by Kelly’s office.
That $40 million decrease, a 2.5 percent cut, in a fiscal 2026 law (PL 119-74) would continue a "compounded reduction in operational funding," Cekada said in a written response to lawmakers.
↵↵The testimony comes just over a month into the 2026 tax filing season, which has been marked by the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the IRS workforce despite all the new tax code changes from
Advocates of state preemption, including Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fell short last year on attaching preemption to the GOP budget reconciliation law or the fiscal 2026 defense policy law
Counties, and National Conference of State Legislatures, sent a letter in January to House and Senate leaders urging Congress to exclude October and November 2025 payment error rates from the fiscal 2026
fact that appropriated funds have now lapsed does not mean that Section 527 has been repealed or wiped off the books, or otherwise did not impose a limitation on the agency in January and early February 2026
↵↵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
↵↵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
↵↵The vast majority of the funding items in fiscal 2026 cost $15 million or less, according to the new report, which was shared exclusively with CQ Roll Call.
After President Donald Trump said he supported year-round E15, lawmakers tried to attach a bill that would allow year-round E15 sales to fiscal 2026 spending bills.
↵↵But Cekada also showed no support for the latest Republican-led cut to ATF's budget, as outlined in the fiscal 2026 Justice Department spending bill passed by Congress earlier this year.
But the Senate has maintained the bill's earmark eligibility, and the fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education law includes just under $1.4 billion within those accounts, all from the Senate.
↵↵Sixteen more TechCongress fellows, the class of 2026, just completed their orientation in January and began their journey working in Congress.