Shutdown fight escalates as Johnson calls bipartisan Senate deal "detestable"

Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘Not my preference’ to split DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters on Tuesday that it’s not his “preference” to split apart a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, amid a new proposal from Senate Republicans to fund immigration removal operations through the budget reconciliation process. The potential deal would fund most of DHS, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),…

GOP cracks in Senate begin to show in DHS shutdown fight - The Hill

Bipartisan Senate bill would ban sports betting on online prediction markets

<p>Bill was introduced in the Senate on Monday as prediction market companies face greater scrutiny on state level</p><p>Prediction markets are facing fresh bipartisan scrutiny in the US Senate as companies like Kalshi and Polymarket continue to battle state-led efforts to regulate online betting.</p><p>A bill was introduced in the US Senate Monday that would ban federally regulated platforms from allowing wagers on sporting events, what would be a huge blow to marketplaces where billions of dollars have been traded on major events like the Super Bowl and the NCAA’s March Madness.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/bipartisan-senate-bill-sports-betting-ban">Continue reading...</a>

Fliers navigate hours-long TSA wait times as Senate inches toward funding deal

Airports in some of the largest U.S. cities are reaching a breaking point as Congress shows signs of progress toward a deal to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Taurean Small report.

Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing

<p>House Speaker <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/mike-johnson-gop-primaries-attendance" target="_blank">Mike Johnson</a> (R-La,), Freedom Caucus members and other FISA-skeptical lawmakers went to the White House this morning for a briefing on reauthorizing the surveillance authority, four sources told Axios.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Johnson may not have the votes to pass a clean extension of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/trumps-save-act-mike-johnson-fisa" target="_blank">Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act</a> — a must-pass bill the White House is pressing to renew.</p><hr><ul><li>GOP leaders and President Trump are pushing hard for an 18-month reauthorization.</li><li>But conservatives are demanding changes, putting Johnson in a familiar bind when it comes to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/speaker-johnson-house-slim-majority-rule-rebellions-thomas-massie" target="_blank">getting the rule passed</a>.</li></ul><p><st...

Mullin Explored Bipartisan Deal to Rein in Immigration Crackdown

The G.O.P. senator President Trump chose to lead the Department of Homeland Security privately discussed concessions the White House has repeatedly rejected.