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House Speaker Mike Johnson mocks 'family squabble' between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer

Johnson called the Democratic leaders’ disagreement a “family squabble” as the House considered a funding package.

House Speaker Mike Johnson mocks 'family squabble' between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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House Speaker Mike Johnson mocked a dispute between Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer over a government funding compromise. The disagreement comes as the House considers a package intended to end a partial shutdown and negotiations continue over Homeland Security funding.

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House Speaker who mocked the disagreement between Jeffries and Schumer

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House Minority Leader who had not rallied Democrats behind the funding compromise and sought additional concessions

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Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Minority Leader who agreed to a funding compromise and pressed for immigration-enforcement changes

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who backed negotiations and urged Republicans to support the funding compromise

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who criticized the two-week negotiating window

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Congress Faces DHS Funding Deadline Amid ICE Restrictions Debate

Congress faces a Department of Homeland Security funding deadline amid debate over immigration-enforcement restrictions, and Speaker Mike Johnson has weighed in on the dispute. Center outlets focus on the funding deadline, possible shutdown and proposed ICE restrictions, portraying Johnson as rejecting some limits but open to compromise on body cameras. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Johnson’s remarks in separate disputes: one spotlights his mockery of Democratic leaders’ disagreement, while another criticizes his comments on ICE and election administration.

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