GOP House, Senate Clash Over DHS Funding

0:00Senate Republicans thought they nailed a deal Friday morning to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and dodged the longest partial. Government shut down, ever. They passed a compromise bill that skipped money for immigration and customs enforcement and border patrol, dropped democratic demands for new. Immigration limits and Senate straight to House Speaker Mike Johnson. But hours later, Johnson blew it up, calling the plan a joke and storming out to protect the House and American people as he put it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune had texted him about it after weeks of back and forth talks, but House Republicans woke up fired up and united. Against it, during their morning conference call, lawmakers from both sides are pointing fingers hard. House Republicans say the Senate caved too quick in the dead of night with barely anyone around, just to jet off for two weeks spring break. Democrats like Katherine Clark blamed the House for dragging out the shutdown that's hit DHS since mid-February, while GOP Senators accused Dems of, never wanting a real agreement.

1:02This blowup exposes a rare crack between top house and Senate Republicans, making it tougher to push President Trump's priorities like voter, citizenship checks, or massive war-funding requests that could top $200 billion before November elections. With Congress scattered on break and talks at a standstill, the DHS shut down rolls on, forcing alliances and leaving everyone wondering if they'll ever sink up to get business done. That wraps Canada News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.