House Speaker Mike Johnson Proposes New DHS Funding Bill Amid Shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House of Representatives will propose a new version of a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), potentially extending the agency's shutdown. The current shutdown, which began on February 14, has left DHS without new federal funding. The proposed plan involves using reconciliation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without Democratic support, followed by a bipartisan bill to fund the rest of DHS. Johnson criticized the Senate's version of the bill, claiming it contains 'problematic language' that could 'orphan' immigration operations. The shutdown has become the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, with significant impacts on DHS operations, including the Secret Service. President Trump has urged Republicans to support the reconciliation bill to bypass Democratic opposition. 
