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.
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↵↵The appropriations bill is the only one of the 12 fiscal 2026 measures that has not become law.
↵↵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
↵↵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.
↵↵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
↵↵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.
His frustration has reached several bubbling points the first few weeks of 2026 alone over statements and decisions made regarding U.S. efforts to obtain Greenland, the Federal Reserve, and most recently
Schumer were scrambling Thursday morning to ink a deal that would punt final decisions on fiscal 2026 Homeland Security funding but let five other spending bills get to President Donald Trump's desk next