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GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain

Thune joined House Speaker Mike Johnson in announcing a plan to reopen DHS and pursue additional immigration funding.

GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson announced a plan to reopen DHS while pursuing a second reconciliation bill for immigration funding. The plan faces substantial hurdles in the House and within the Republican Party.

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Senate Majority Leader announcing a plan to reopen DHS and pursue a reconciliation bill

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Thune and GOP Leaders Announce Plan to End DHS Shutdown

Outlets agree that Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a two-track plan to reopen most of DHS while pursuing separate later funding for immigration enforcement, as the partial shutdown continued. Left-leaning outlets characterize the agreement as a concession to Democrats that delays addressing immigration-enforcement funding. Center outlets mainly explain the plan and its uncertain path, though one frames it as Johnson yielding to Democratic demands. Right-leaning outlets emphasize a separate route to immigration-enforcement funding, with some presenting it as a way around Democratic opposition.

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