On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) blamed the DHS shutdown on Republicans and also said Democrats are “fighting and we’ll continue to fight the good fight until we get across that finish line
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said that he fears the DHS shutdown “is doing irreparable harm” to the TSA and “The object of the fight that Democrats are putting up resistance over, CBP
On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) said that Democrats should look to cut a deal on DHS funding, and “It is politically difficult for us to support ICE, just given how reckless they’ve been over the
On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weekend,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued that Republicans want to shut down DHS and “we don’t want to give a penny more to ICE. That’s our position, because ICE has become secret police”
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) said that Democrats rejected the White House offer on the DHS shutdown and that people will face “four-hour waits at TSA lines because of Donald Trump and the Republicans’
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that the situation around the DHS shutdown is getting more dangerous, “And we may have to accept the fact that the Republicans are refusing to do anything meaningful” on
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) discussed the DHS shutdown and blamed Republicans for TSA and other parts of DHS being shutdown and said she “would love to see the situation resolved, but we have
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said that he can support funding everything in DHS but ICE, but what would happen next is Republicans will pass a bill through reconciliation to fund ICE without Democratic votes.
On Friday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that Democrats are “going to hold firm” on the DHS shutdown “and Republicans will be held accountable.” Co-host Michael Steele asked, “[A]re you going to hold the
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) discussed the DHS shutdown and said that funding the agency piecemeal and using it as leverage “is not a best practice. You can see that on display. It’s terrible.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that he would accept piecemeal DHS funding for things like TSA and FEMA if they attached legislation to ensure employees get paid during a
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that if Republicans went along with what Democrats are asking on ICE identification, investigations, and patrols, “I think that there will likely be the Democratic votes to
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) said that the DHS shutdown could end and TSA can be funded, “All that needs to be done is for the Republicans and the President to simply say, you
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) claimed Republicans are focused on trying to “rig the election” instead of opening DHS. Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “If this war in the Middle East, with Iran, and what
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said that Republicans are agreeing to reforms Democrats want in the DHS shutdown, such as “bodycams for everybody, training on de-escalation, inspections and dollars to
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Senior Commentator Van Jones said that “Democrats have to stick to their guns” on the DHS shutdown “because, as inconvenient as it is in an airport, it’s a lot more inconvenient to have
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that “Democrats and Republicans have both wanted to fund TSA for some time, and, also, the Coast Guard and FEMA and everything else. What we don’t want to
On Friday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) argued that “funding DHS isn’t going to get at” addressing safety issues. Host Chris Jansing asked, “These increased security threats, Congresswoman, come at a time when the
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) said that he wants “nothing more” than for employees of agencies like TSA and FEMA to get paid, but defended not passing a clean bill to end the DHS
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) defended continuing the shutdown of DHS despite heightened threats to the homeland by saying that “the focus is not on the right place” for ICE and Border Patrol.
On Thursday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that he isn’t surprised by the attack on a synagogue in Michigan and “It’s never good to have security apparati across the federal government shut down” but “this administration owes the
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that President Donald Trump is “lying to the American people, he’s fearmongering” about the DHS shutdown and argued that it’s the GOP’s fault that
The Democrats’ block on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is creating airport delays and long lines for spring break travelers.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) stated that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s departure shows that the DHS shutdown is “working,” “but, ultimately, the values that we’ve put forth have really nothing to do with her.”
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said that she is worried about terrorism threats and said that multiple asks from Democrats on ICE need to be agreed to “so we can reopen the
On Friday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) responded to a question on whether DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s departure improves the likelihood of reaching a deal to end the DHS shutdown by saying that “we have to
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) stated that, when it comes to Iran, “we better be prepared, or people are going to die.” And Democrats aren’t going to fully fund DHS in light of
More than a dozen Republican Study Committee members are urging Senate Democrats to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse, warning it is disrupting key security and operational functions as U.S. combat operations in Iran continue and investigators in Austin examine evidence the suspect may have had a ‘potential nexus to terrorism.’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said that the DHS shutdown “is about what helps the American people and what…[shines] a bright light on the issues that we have in
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) defended the U.S. Coast Guard for continuing to work while not getting paid during the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, noting that “America loses” as a result of the shutdown.
On Saturday’s broadcast of “Fox News Live,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that the DHS shutdown “is nothing more than people that are afraid of the base to just explain to them that shutting down the entire DHS will have
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) argued that the demands from Democrats to end the DHS shutdown by funding the agency are “a compromise.” Host Greta Brawner asked, “You’ve seen the Democrats’ demands here in
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) acknowledged that the DHS shutdown hurts TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard and “We can’t cut off” money for ICE due to the fact that “they’re funded. They
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) blamed the DHS shutdown on “the false choice put forward by Republicans, who have control over the House, the Senate, and the White House” and stated that Democrats “are
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) acknowledged that ICE has a lot of money even with DHS shutting down and said that “Democrats had more leverage when the appropriations process had six different funding bills,
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) argued that Republicans are the ones shutting down DHS “because they refuse to hold ICE accountable” and stated that “Aligning ICE standards with those of other law enforcement agencies is
A government funding package failed to advance on Thursday as Congress seeks to avoid a partial government shutdown.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) unveiled on Monday the chamber’s “minibus” spending bill that contains funding for major parts of the federal government ahead of the spending deadline.
Iran’s government officials ordered a shutdown this week amid rioting and protests over the country’s dire economic and political situation.
Senate Republicans are mocking Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) for lying about the shutdown, which Democrats continued for well over a month, leading to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
