House Takes No Action on Homeland Security Funding, Prolonging Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson left a bipartisan funding agreement in limbo despite earlier signals he would support the measure.
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Speaker Mike Johnson left a bipartisan funding agreement in limbo despite earlier signals he would support the measure.
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31 stories · 94–95 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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The House failed to act on a Senate-passed plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, extending a record-breaking partial shutdown despite an earlier agreement between GOP leaders and the White House.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is pursuing a "two-track" plan to end the DHS shutdown, a move RawStory frames as a "flip-flop" that has sparked an internal Republican revolt. Conversely, The Washington Examiner emphasizes Johnson's strategic distrust of the Senate and his focus on securing immigration enforcement funding to satisfy his caucus. Center-leaning outlets like Reuters and AP News focus on the procedural uncertainty as Johnson attempts to coordinate with both the Senate and the White House.
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