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DHS funding deal appears close after White House talks

Senators expressed newfound optimism Monday night that they were on the cusp of a deal to end a month-old partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a White House meeting with President Donald Trump earlier in the evening, GOP senators appeared convinced a deal was at hand on…

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States challenge USDA conditions on nutrition program funds

A coalition of states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Trump administration effort to impose certain conditions on billions of dollars for key federal nutrition programs from the Department of Agriculture. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by 20 states and the District…

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Fiscal 2027 budget outlook

President Donald Trump is preparing to send Congress a fiscal 2027 budget request, even as lawmakers try to find a deal on this year’s Homeland Security funding and consider a potential supplemental funding package for the Iran war. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman assess the…

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Supreme Court sounds ready to limit counts of late-arriving ballots

The Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Monday to restrict state laws allowing the counting of late-arriving ballots, in a challenge to Mississippi’s state law on absentee ballots. Mississippi allows state officials to count mail ballots that were postmarked on or before Election Day but arrive up to five…

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Week ahead: Senate SAVE and shutdown ‘show’ continues

Lawmakers face a final sprint this week before a mini spring break recess — that is, if leadership lets them leave. With new urgency to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the focus will be on off-the-floor negotiations to end the partial government shutdown. And President Donald Trump is further…

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Trump outburst sends Senate back to drawing board for DHS deal

An attempt by Senate GOP leaders to reopen the Department of Homeland Security while punting on immigration enforcement funding blew up within hours, after President Donald Trump issued an angry rejection of the proposal Sunday night. Hoping to find a bipartisan fix for ending a one-month partial shutdown, Senate Majority…

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Trump delays some US strikes in Iran for five days amid new round of talks

President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that he had ordered the U.S. military to delay strikes on some Iranian infrastructure targets for five days while his team negotiates with Tehran. After posting critical statements about the new Iranian government on his Truth Social platform over the weekend, Trump said Monday…

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White House details immigration offer; Democrats tight-lipped

The White House fleshed out its latest offer on immigration enforcement practices Friday night at a bipartisan meeting with senators, as lawmakers scramble to find a compromise that would end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a roughly one-hour meeting with White House “border czar” Tom…

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Future of vaccine panel unclear as member calls out HHS official

Federal officials are unsure how to respond to a court order blocking a key vaccine advisory committee, following “miscommunication” over next steps by an advisory committee member and Trump administration official. Robert Malone, an outspoken member of the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, said Friday…

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White House AI framework calls for preemption of state laws

The White House on Friday proposed its framework for a national artificial intelligence policy, pushing for broad preemption of state AI laws and against “open-ended liability” for AI firms. The proposal urges Congress to take some steps to protect kids, energy costs and copyright holders, while also requesting streamlined permitting…

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Sumner school — Congressional Hits and Misses

This week sees claims by a Republican about having to show an ID to shovel snow in New York, questions about the usefulness of the president’s intelligence advisers and schooling for the nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security about political violence and the infamous caning of Sen. Charles…

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Wrap-up: Senate not done yet

Senators are sticking around Washington this weekend after a busy week on the Hill highlighted partisan divides, intraparty friction and growing tension between the two chambers. One thing is clear — everyone is ready for spring break. The Senate has largely been wrapped up in an extended debate on the…

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over meaning of ‘Election Day’

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday over what the phrase “Election Day” means and whether states can accept ballots in federal elections that arrive after that date. Republicans challenged a Mississippi state law, passed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that allows officials to count ballots that arrive up…

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A cacophony of presidential words, but few policy changes from Trump

ANALYSIS — A tidal wave of presidential words does not policy make. That was the lesson this past week at the White House, the Capitol and on board Air Force Once, where President Donald Trump got out 35,615 words publicly between Sunday and Thursday, according to CQ Roll Call’s Factba.se.…

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Photos of the week | March 13-19, 2026

St. Patrick’s Day, a hearing on worldwide threats and a confirmation hearing for the nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security highlighted this week in the Capitol. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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Appropriators meet as deadline set for Homeland Security deal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune set a deadline of next week for resolving the Homeland Security Department funding standoff, as Senate appropriators of both parties held a face-to-face meeting Thursday with White House “border czar” Tom Homan. Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said the meeting — the first of its…

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Sanders looks to block sale of bombs to Israel

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday filed three joint resolutions to block a pending sale of nearly $659 million worth of weapons — including 22,000 bombs — to Israel after the Trump administration this month told lawmakers it would use emergency measures to bypass congressional review of the sale. The…

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Senate panel advances Markwayne Mullin bid to lead DHS

A Senate committee advanced the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to be Homeland Security secretary Thursday, setting up a potential confirmation vote on the floor as early as next week. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 to report the nomination to the floor, the day after…

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At the Races: Crypto’s next stand

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The cryptocurrency industry began flexing its political muscle in 2022, and crypto spending has only increased since. In advance of…

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Democrats tee up energy affordability debate with new bill

House Democratic leaders of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition have introduced a lengthy bill aimed at navigating rising energy costs for American consumers. Reps. Sean Casten of Illinois and Mike Levin of California are leading the charge on the 419-page legislative effort unveiled Wednesday that they’ve dubbed the “Energy…

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AI draft bill would revamp online landscape

Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Wednesday proposed a sweeping national standard on artificial intelligence that seeks to make good on President Donald Trump’s call for a federal law in lieu of state regulations. Blackburn, R-Tenn., released a discussion draft bill and summary of her AI framework legislation, which would place a…

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Becoming a target hits home for Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Not far from Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s home, police officers found body armor, smoke grenades and firearms inside the house of a convicted felon, along with a handwritten list of “targets” that included the name of the Florida Democrat. The Justice Department said it was evidence of a would-be active shooter…

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Uncertainty shrouds key surveillance authority renewal in House

House lawmakers who met with Trump administration officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill emerged with no clear consensus, with some still undecided over whether to reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority without adding more privacy guardrails. The administration, according to lawmakers, has said it wants Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

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‘Consider this our filibuster’: House GOP doesn’t buy Thune’s ‘show’

Less than 24 hours after Senate Majority Leader John Thune kicked off his attempt to satisfy those demanding passage of a voter identification bill, House Republicans were already saying they weren’t fooled. “What’s happening right now in the Senate is a SHOW VOTE,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., a leader…

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Women’s museum bill approved by House panel with transgender ban

A Smithsonian museum honoring women has been stalled for years, waiting on Congress to clear the way for its construction. On Wednesday the House Administration panel advanced a measure that would finally place it on the National Mall. But the vote on the once bipartisan issue fell along party lines,…

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