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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses before taking questions about President Donald Trump's decision to embark on a war against Iran and demands by Democrats to get congressional approval, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP pushes Democrats to reopen Homeland Security amid Iran war

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

Iran strike ignites Capitol Hill battle over war powers, Homeland Security funding

By Seth McLaughlin and Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill for second time, say White House is not budging

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Britt says Democrats are putting illegal immigrants before American citizens in DHS standoff

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A sign for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seen on the Saint Elizabeth campus in Washington, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

No end in sight for partial shutdown as Democrats stick with demands for stricter DHS oversight

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Homeland Security Dept. to shut down this weekend as Senate Democrats block funds

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

From left, Rodney Scott, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Todd Lyons, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testify during a House Committee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE CBP and USCIS, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

‘Going to hell’: ICE in hot seat over Minnesota deaths

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Union workers rally for David Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union California, who was arrested during a Los Angeles protest, on Monday, June 9, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

DHS shutdown all but inevitable after Democrats reject offer to postpone the Friday deadline

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Ball is in the GOP’s court on DHS funding standoff, House minority leader says

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A TSA agent wears a Transportation Security Administration badge while checking identification at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) ** FILE **

Democrats float breaking up DHS bill: Funding TSA, FEMA, other agencies except ICE and border patrol

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

GOP rejects Democrats’ new proposed rules for ICE as ‘radical,’ unrealistic

By Lindsey McPherson and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., chair of the House Republican Conference, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a key procedural vote to end the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House gives final approval to spending package to end partial shutdown, sends it to Trump’s desk

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Federal law enforcement officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conduct a traffic stop and detain people, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House spending bill would fund ICE over Democrats’ objections

By Stephen Dinan and Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A customer opens the door of a Washington state Dept. of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash., Friday, June 22, 2018 next to a sign providing information about the requirements of Real ID. Some Washington licenses and identification cards will soon be marked with the words &quot;federal limits apply&quot; as the state moves to comply with a federal law that increased rules for identification needed at airports and federal facilities. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

TSA to charge $45 fee for airline passengers who lack Real ID

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden waits to speak at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Biden political opponents got stuck on TSA’s watchlist, audit finds

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A traveler removes his shoes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Atlanta. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

Flight attendants arriving at the Henri Coanda International Airport pass under a Schengen Information sign, in Otopeni, near Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Four flight attendants (not pictured) based in the New York City area have been charged with smuggling $8 million in drug money to the Dominican Republic during an alleged years-long scheme. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Man convicted of posing as flight attendant in order to fly for free

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A cart wrangler gathers shopping carts outside a Costco warehouse in Sheridan, Colo., July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Uh, Costco cards don’t work as REAL ID at airports, says TSA

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times