GOP’s ICE Funding Gambit Squeezes Republican Agenda

GOP’s ICE funding gambit squeezes Republican agenda

Republicans’ plan to use the special budget reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement without help from Democrats will complicate their hopes of using one of their few remaining shots at a GOP-only bill on priorities including voting reform, Pentagon funding due to the Iran war and cuts aimed at cracking down on fraud in federal [...]

GOP's ICE funding gambit squeezes Republican agenda

GOP races to pass ICE, Border Patrol funding bill as priorities pile up, divisions emerge – Democratic Accent

A party-line tactic to ram legislation through Congress and bypass the Senate filibuster has become a dumping ground for Republicans’ legislative priorities throughout the year. Now, as Democrats refuse to fund immigration operations, Republicans are once again readying a budget reconciliation package. The hard part will be getting enough of the GOP on the same page to craft a bill that can pass and survive the strict rules underpinning the proc…

GOP races to pass ICE, Border Patrol funding bill as priorities pile up, divisions emerge

A party-line tactic to ram legislation through Congress and bypass the Senate filibuster has become a dumping ground for Republicans’ legislative priorities throughout the year.Now, as Democrats refuse to fund immigration operations, Republicans are once again readying a budget reconciliation package. The hard part will be getting enough of the GOP on the same page to craft a bill that can pass and survive the strict rules underpinning the proce…

Newt Gingrich Asks Why Senate GOP Put 'Totally Inappropriate' Section In DHS Bill - The American Tribune.com

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich brought up some concerns on March 31, 2026 about a provision that was included in the most recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding legislation, asking why Republicans in the Senate would have allowed a section that he referred to as “totally inappropriate.” The previous Friday, the Senate approved a funding deal that would exclude funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Pa…