Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a standoff with hardline conservatives over a Senate-passed DHS funding bill that excludes funding for Border Patrol and ICE, agencies the Freedom Caucus insists be included. The Senate passed the bill overnight and signaled it would address those agencies later through a GOP-only reconciliation process, but Freedom Caucus members—including Chairman Andy Harris—declared Friday they will not support the bill unless it includes voter ID legislation and funding for border patrol and child sex trafficking investigations. Johnson has no clear path forward: moving the bill by suspension would require Democratic votes and risk angering his right flank, while advancing it through the Rules Committee would need near-unanimous GOP support he currently lacks. The stalemate extends a DHS shutdown now past five weeks, with Johnson telling reporters to "stay tuned" on next steps.