WATCH LIVE: GOP holds press conference amid partial government shutdown

By Claire Carter
Published March 25, 2026 9:44am ET
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WATCH LIVE: GOP holds press conference amid partial government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, joined from left by Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The GOP is holding a press conference with Republican congressional leadership on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

The briefing comes as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. Democrats have proposed a deal to fund most of DHS, excluding funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but it has failed to gain bipartisan support.

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