Centrist Republicans Push Two-Track DHS Funding with ICE Reconciliation
Key Takeaways
- Two-track DHS funding separates ICE from the rest to end the shutdown.
- Johnson and Thune advocate plan, with bipartisan leadership, to fund DHS through September.
- House and Senate Republicans reach deal to end DHS shutdown.
Republicans Seek Two-Track
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune unveiled a two-track plan.
The House would take up the Senate-passed bill funding most of DHS except ICE and Border Patrol.
Republicans would pursue funding ICE and Border Patrol via reconciliation that does not require Democratic support.
The White House issued a directive authorizing TSA to begin paying employees.
Legal and Political Challenges
Trump signed a memo to restart TSA pay after nearly seven weeks of no funding.
Rep. Chip Roy sued to block reconciliation funding for ICE.
Hard-right Republicans balked at the plan.
Democratic Opposition
Democrats opposed funding ICE through reconciliation without reforms.
Reuters/Ipsos polling showed only 27% of Americans supported the strikes.
The Atlantic Council warned the campaign was a high-risk gamble.
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