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GOP leaders splitting up and launching into an internal battle over ICE

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Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash

Congress now looks to move forward on a Homeland Security spending measure ensnared in controversies over immigration enforcement.

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Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue

The House narrowly cleared a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday with bipartisan support.

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White House, GOP leaders sway votes for rule on spending bill

Top House Republicans are plowing forward with plans to vote Tuesday on a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package.

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Trump urges US House of Representatives to vote quickly to end partial government shutdown

Trump has implored lawmakers to quicky end the partial government shutdown, promising to “work in good faith” on raised issues and concerns. The shutdown comes as Democratic lawmakers demand changes to immigration operations after the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minneapolis in January.

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Trump's 11th-hour help puts Johnson within reach of ending shutdown

"We want to vote on voter ID in the Senate, and I think we're going to get it."

Axios

As Menefee joins the House, Johnson’s margin shrinks

After Monday’s swearing-in, the House has a new Democratic member: Rep. Christian Menefee of Texas.

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Speaker Mike Johnson says he has no questions about Trump’s name in the Epstein files, and maintains Trump was a hero

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has made it incredibly clear that the recently released Jeffrey Epstein documents haven’t raised a single question for him regarding President Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier. Johnson stated that he doesn’t have any outstanding concerns, even though President Trump’s name appeared repeatedly in…

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What to know about the partial government shutdown as debate over ICE deepens

A number of federal agencies are snared in the funding standoff as the government went into a partial shutdown over the weekend

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House leaders face dicey math to clear major spending package

Speaker Johnson will try to clear a $1.2 trillion package in the House this week despite Democratic opposition and fractures within the GOP.

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Shutdown Showdown

Plus: the Epstein files, the officers who shot Alex Pretti, and more...

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This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown

All eyes will be on the House this week as Republicans seek to bring a quick end to the partial government shutdown that began on Friday.

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Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial government shutdown, blaming Democrats' ICE demands

US House Speaker Mike Jonson has blamed Democrat lawmakers over their lengthy demands to end a weekend-sprung partial government shutdown, but is convinced he has enough votes to end the impasse by Tuesday.

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"Hell no": House Democrats' divisions over DHS funding spill out in private call

Several rank-and-file lawmakers spoke against the bill, but other party heavyweights offered points in support of it.

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The Independent UK

Mike Johnson has to be pressed to confirm he has ‘full confidence’ in Kristi Noem

Speaker also admitted DHS needed to change tactics in Minneapolis after two fatal shootings

Axios

Speaker Johnson is moving to end the shutdown by Tuesday — without Democratic support

There's friction to come over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

The Guardian - US

Partial US government shutdown likely to continue amid funding standoff

Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘convinced’ the impasse over homeland security funding will be resolved by Tuesday

The Independent UK

Only ‘half’ of Epstein files have been released, says lawmaker who led efforts to unearth them

Ro Khanna warns contempt charge and impeachment could be in Pam Bondi’s future if files do not come out

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Mike Johnson warned by Jeffries not to count on Democrats' votes to end shutdown

"We want Republicans to carry the water," one House Democrat told Axios.

The Guardian - US

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting

The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections

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US Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal to avert partial shutdown

The bill passed 71-29 and will now head to the House, which is not due back until Monday, meaning the government could be in a partial shutdown temporarily over the weekend until they pass it.

The Times of India

Senate passes compromise spending bill, averting lengthy government shutdown

The Senate passed a spending package, averting a government shutdown by funding most agencies until September 30. A two-week Homeland Security funding extension was attached to the deal. The House will consider the package Monday, facing potential challenges from conservative hard-liners and some Democrats wary of the stopgap measure.

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Wrap-up: Senate plows spending work back to the House

With choice words and blunt instruments, people chipped away at obstacles in Washington this week — and it wasn’t just the “snowcrete.”

The Guardian - US

US Senate approves deal to fund government and discuss ICE restrictions

Partial shutdown of government still expected to begin after midnight Friday, lasting at least through weekend

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Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday to get him to allow swift action on the $1.2 trillion spending package.

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