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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she will not back House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan for a short-term continuing resolution and urged the House to take up the Senate’s unanimously approved bill. She argued the Senate...
With lawmakers stalled, President Trump signed an executive order authorizing payment to Transportation Security Administration officers. The White House says the action is within presidential authority and aims to...
The House on Friday approved an eight-week, full-Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would extend DHS funding through May 22, sending the measure back to the Senate where top Democrats declared it "dead on...
The House on Friday passed legislation to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, but the measure faces long odds in the Senate and is unlikely to become law. The vote followed House leaders' rejection of a...
Early Friday, the Senate approved a measure to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security to address long airport lines and staffing problems at the Transportation Security Administration after TSA workers went...
Updated March 25, 2026 — President Trump said he has deliberately avoided using the word "war" to describe recent U.S. military actions against Iran because, he asserted, that label would trigger a need for...
As the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown reached its 40th day, disruptions at airports and mounting staffing problems at TSA intensified pressure on lawmakers to find a solution. At Houston’s George Bush...
Tensions rose behind closed doors Wednesday when defense and intelligence officials briefed members of Congress about the war in Iran, leaving both Republicans and Democrats dissatisfied with the level of detail and...
By Arden Farhi, Olivia Rinaldi and Allyson Ross Taylor March 24, 2026 / 10:13 PM EDT / CBS News As the Department of Homeland Security shutdown entered its second month, Senate Republicans and the White House appeared...
Washington — The Senate on Tuesday declined a Democratic-led resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s authority to conduct military operations in Iran, rejecting the measure 53-47 in a near party-line vote.
Updated on: March 24, 2026 / 7:33 PM EDT / CBS News. Washington — Senate Democrats said Tuesday they will continue to insist on reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of any agreement to reopen the...
House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated he does not want to separate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding from broader Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations during the partial government...
