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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
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.
↵↵Overall, successful Democratic challengers, on average, outspent the GOP incumbents they defeated. 2026↵↵This year's financial dynamic in House races might look closer to 2006 or 2010 than to 2018.Â
↵↵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
↵↵News reports indicate that some 2,400 Guard troops are to remain in Washington through the end of 2026.
↵↵Republicans have responded to his win by continuing to tie vulnerable Democrats across the country to his progressive policy stances, a sign the new mayor could be a top bogeyman for the GOP in 2026.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2026 bill in June that would appropriate $2.2 billion for CISA, above the DHS budget request for $1.9 billion.
Those accounts make funding available for two fiscal years, which in this case would extend through Sept. 30, 2026.Â
The devastation in Texas could cause lawmakers, even some Republicans, to question the administration’s proposed cuts to FEMA spending in the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget. Â
are not about deporting a violent criminal or violent felon that was found guilty in a court of law, as they should be deported," Espaillat said at a June 24 House Appropriations markup of the fiscal 2026
In January, the Biden administration announced an extension of both until October 2026, the DOJ application said.
Noem sought to defend a decrease of $646 million non-disaster grant programs for the FEMA that the White House put in its initial budget proposal for fiscal 2026.
Friday’s release of a "skinny"version of President Donald Trump’s budget request serves a prelude to fiscal 2026 appropriations hearings this week, all while House Republicans are continuing markups of