GOP faces ‘real problem’ as DHS shutdown prolongs before midterm elections: Bob Cusack

Published March 30, 2026 11:28am ET



Washington Examiner Executive Editor Bob Cusack said he doesn’t see an “easy compromise” as congressional Republicans continue to butt heads on how to end the partial government shutdown.

Republicans in both the House and the Senate have two different proposals for how to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end its weekslong shutdown. The Senate passed a deal that excluded money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which was promptly rejected by House Republicans, who plan to advance an eight-week, short-term bill that funds all of DHS instead.

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