reconciliation

2 briefs

power 2026-04-14

Day 58: Republicans Are Using the Nuclear Option to Fund Immigration Enforcement

The DHS shutdown hit two months. The Senate passed a partial reopening that excludes ICE and CBP. Now Republicans are using budget reconciliation to fund immigration agencies for three years, bypassing the filibuster.

power 2026-04-12

Funding Half a Border Agency

Congress reopened DHS after 40 days but left ICE and Border Patrol unfunded. Now Republicans want reconciliation to finish the job without Democrats. The shutdown is over in name only.