House Republicans Fund Homeland Security, Except When It’s Fun
KEY POINTS
- •On Friday night, the House passed an eight-week DHS funding bill including full ICE and CBP support.
- •Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Senate’s earlier bill, which excluded border agencies and was passed early Friday.
- •The Senate left for a two-week recess without resolving the disagreement, with Democrats opposed to the House bill.
In a vote closer than your aunt's Christmas sweater, the House passed an eight-week DHS funding bill on Friday night, reportedly the hottest ticket in town after 213 said yes (including three Democrats from NC, WA, and TX) and 203 shook their heads no. Speaker Mike Johnson, whose homeland-security street cred hovers somewhere between 'border enthusiast' and 'bill critic,' dubbed the Senate's version—which excludes ICE and CBP funding—a 'joke,' even though the Senate spent early Friday morning approving that exact joke. Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised a future GOP reconciliation magic trick to handle ICE and CBP funding using only Republican votes, right after the Senate hit the two-week recess eject button. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats already pledged to roast the House’s stopgap bill, making this shutdown drama longer than any reality TV frenemy season.
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(1 of 3)House GOP throws DHS a lifeline—eight weeks of funding, ICE & CBP included—because apparently beating the Senate’s joke plan deserves at least that long to celebrate.
Calling the Senate's DHS plan a 'joke' is generosity; Mike Johnson's the guy heckling at a comedy club everyone hates.
House and Senate fights over DHS funding now resemble a dysfunctional family arguing over who left the fridge open but with more legalese.
Source: Axios | Published: 3/28/2026 | Author: Kate Santaliz
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