Republican Leaders Push to End DHS Funding Deadlock

Republican leaders in Congress are strategizing to end the legislative impasse over Department of Homeland Security funding. They plan to introduce a bill to temporarily reopen the agency and another for longer-term funding. The strategy involves avoiding the Senate filibuster to expedite immigration enforcement funding.

Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress announced a plan to tackle the ongoing legislative stalemate over Department of Homeland Security funding.

A two-phase approach has been proposed to fully reopen the agency and ensure federal workers are paid, with particular focus on immigration enforcement and border security.

While the Senate is set to hold a brief pro forma session, President Donald Trump emphasizes the urgency to fund immigration agents, urging swift action to bypass bureaucratic hurdles, including the Senate filibuster.

(With inputs from agencies.)