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Mike Johnson Caves to Democrats' DHS Funding Bill Demands

Thune joined Johnson in proposing a two-track plan for funding DHS and immigration enforcement.

Mike Johnson Caves to Democrats' DHS Funding Bill Demands
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026
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House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republican leader John Thune proposed moving a Senate-passed bill to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, while funding ICE and Border Patrol later through reconciliation. The plan comes amid a partial shutdown affecting airport operations.

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Senate Republican leader advancing the DHS funding plan

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House Speaker advancing the Republican DHS funding plan

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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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