Republican Leaders Push DHS Funding Bill Using Budget Reconciliation to End Shutdown by June 1

This is your RNC News podcast. Republican leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, announced a path forward Wednesday to end the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown by pursuing a Republican-only funding bill using budget reconciliation. This move came after President Trump demanded on Truth Social that GOP lawmakers deliver a party-line DHS enforcement bill by June 1, endorsing the Senate's strategy to bypass Democratic filibusters. The plan funds most DHS operations through a bipartisan deal while using reconciliation for key immigration enforcement like ICE and Border Patrol, marking a reversal for House Republicans who previously rejected the Senate agreement. Trump's directive aligns with White House support for GOP leadership's reconciliation approach, developed since late last week ahead of Congress's April 13 return. His post emphasized rapid action to replenish border and ICE funding, overriding Democratic opposition. Senate Republicans aim to advance the bipartisan portion as early as Thursday's pro forma session, though it requires unanimous consent amid some GOP criticism. Discussions also swirl around adding elements of the SAVE America Act voting bill or Iran war funding to the reconciliation package. The RNC has stayed largely in the background, focusing resources on these congressional battles rather than new candidate announcements in the past three days. No major shifts in party stances emerged, but the emphasis remains on hardline border security as a core Republican priority amid the shutdown's record length. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—please subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For great Trump Merch https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs Fore more great podcasts check out http://www.quietplease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.