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Senate passes bill to fund most of DHS after House GOP caves
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The 48-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown is one step closer to ending after the Senate moved to fund most of the department Thursday morning.
The Senate agreed via voice vote to send a bipartisan deal funding the whole department except for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement and border security efforts to the House for consideration.
The chamber is not expected to vote on the legislation until House lawmakers return to Washington on April 13.
The Senate vote follows GOP leaders endorsing a two-track approach to funding DHS on Wednesday, with President Trump giving lawmakers a hard deadline to end the record-breaking funding lapse.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to take up the Senate’s DHS bill after rejecting it last week. (Getty Images)
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The Senate bill accomplishes the first phase of the plan by working with Democrats to fund as much of DHS as possible on a bipartisan basis. However, it would zero out funding for ICE and much of the Border Patrol, save for $11 billion in customs funding going to the agency. Additionally, $10 billion teed up for ICE won’t be funded under the measure.
As for ICE and the Border Patrol, Republicans have said they will seek three full years of funding for both of these agencies in a party-line budget reconciliation package that will bypass Democrats’ opposition. Trump says he wants the forthcoming bill on his desk by June 1.
«We are going to work as fast, and as focused, as possible to replenish funding for our Border and ICE Agents, and the Radical Left Democrats won’t be able to stop us,» Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.
The Senate bill’s passage on Thursday was a déjà vu moment for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who helped steer the same measure through the upper chamber last week.
But House GOP leadership sharply rejected it, calling the measure’s exclusion of ICE and CBP money a «crap sandwich» and warning about the risks of funding those entities using the budget reconciliation process. The chamber then put forward a rival proposal that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made clear was «dead on arrival» in the Senate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appeared to relent Wednesday after Trump issued a statement outlining an end to the shutdown that appeared to side with Thune’s two-part approach to funding the department.
President Donald Trump has appeared to side with Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s two-track approach to funding the Department of Homeland Security and ending the record-breaking shutdown. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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As the DHS shutdown drags on, Trump and congressional Republicans are gambling that budget reconciliation will be the way to fund immigration enforcement for several years to come. Some Republicans have floated funding ICE not just through Trump’s term, but for up to a decade.
The GOP used the same process to fund ICE last year, teeing up $75 billion for enforcement operations for the next four fiscal years.
But the party-line process comes with a host of challenges that could test Republican unity in an election year.
GOP lawmakers will have to identify spending cuts to pay for it. When Republicans used the process to pass Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, lawmakers nearly stumbled at the finish line over disagreements on cuts to federal Medicaid spending and food assistance programs.
Without a looming deadline like the expiration of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts that Republicans extended in July 2025 through the «big, beautiful bill,» some GOP lawmakers have voiced concern that the party will stay unified.
Republicans have proposed adding other issues into the reconciliation mix, including supplemental funding for the Iran war, affordability measures, the president’s tariff regime and pieces of the election integrity-focused SAVE America Act.
The budget reconciliation process allows a party with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to pass tax and spending priorities with a simple majority threshold, though the process is governed by stringent requirements for what is eligible to be included.
Punting ICE and CBP money to a future spending bill could also negatively affect support staff employed by both agencies who have not been paid during the seven-week shutdown.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed victory on Wednesday for forcing Republicans to fund President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration enforcement agenda outside the normal appropriations process. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Democrats have repeatedly blocked funding for ICE and the Border Patrol in the Senate since the beginning of the shutdown in mid-February. Though none of their proposals to reform immigration enforcement have been adopted, Democratic leaders claimed victory on Wednesday.
«Throughout this fight, Senate Democrats never wavered,» Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday. «We were clear from the start: fund critical security, protect Americans, and no blank check for reckless ICE and Border Patrol enforcement.
«We were united, held the line, and refused to let Republican chaos win.»
The Senate deal funding most of DHS could still face roadblocks in the House. A handful of conservatives have already said they will vote «no» while using the same messaging employed by House GOP leadership to oppose the bill last week.
«Let’s make this simple: caving to Democrats and not paying CBP and ICE is agreeing to defund Law Enforcement and leaving our borders wide open again,» Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., wrote on social media Wednesday. «If that’s the vote, I’m a NO.»
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Trump estableció inicialmente cinco objetivos para la guerra contra Irán. Así están las cosas
1. “Vamos a destruir sus misiles y arrasar su industria armamentística. Quedará totalmente aniquilada de nuevo.”
2. “Vamos a aniquilar su armada.”
3. “Nos aseguraremos de que los grupos terroristas afines a la región ya no puedan desestabilizar la región ni el mundo»
4. “Y nos aseguraremos de que Irán no obtenga un arma nuclear. Es un mensaje muy sencillo. Nunca tendrán un arma nuclear.”
5. “Finalmente, al gran y orgulloso pueblo de Irán, les digo esta noche que la hora de su libertad está cerca. «
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The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the Iran Human Rights Society.
Hiding behind the war with the U.S. and Israel, critics say the regime appears desperate to eliminate opposition, particularly following anti-regime demonstrations that shook the nation’s rulers and resulted in tens of thousands being murdered by the country’s security forces and militias.
In March, the regime was met with condemnations, including from President Donald Trump, over the execution of 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi.
MOJTABA KHAMENEI REGIME EXECUTES CHAMPION WRESTLER AS IRAN INTENSIFIES BRUTAL CRACKDOWN DURING WAR
A protester holds ‘Stop executions in Iran’ and ‘Free Iran’ placards during the demonstration. Demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street in protest against executions in Iran and in support of freedom for Iran. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
On Iran’s latest killing spree, a State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, «This latest barbaric act is more evidence of why the regime can never be allowed the advanced capabilities that we are destroying.»
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mai Sato, said that since the start of the war at least six executions took place as of March 30, and noted on her X account that an additional two executions took place on March 31.
Sato described the regime’s known victims as protesters, an accused spy for Israel, and individuals charged with «armed rebellion» against the regime. Sato said that «due to the internet blackout, it is unclear who else has been executed or are at risk of execution.» She said, «What is clear is that the death penalty is being used as a tool for suppressing political opposition in wartime conditions.»
Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS)
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The Secretariat of the NCRI provided a written statement to Fox News Digital describing the recent executions of four members of the Iranian dissident organization People’s Mohahedin Organization of Iran (PMOE/MEK). The NCRI said members Mohammad Taghavi and Akbar Daneshvarkar were transferred from Ghezel Hesar prison on March 29, and executed the following morning. Four additional members of the group, Babak Alipour, Vahid Bani Amerian, Abolhassan Montazer and Pouya Ghobadi, were transferred as well. On March 31, the regime executed Alipour and Ghobadi.
Ali Safavi, a member of the NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee, called for «urgent action» to save the lives of Amerian and Montazer.
Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the NCRI, posted on X that the execution conducted on March 31 «reflects the clerical regime’s fear and desperation.» She called on the United Nations and its member states to engage in «practical and effective measures, including the closure of embassies and the expulsion of the regime’s terrorist diplomats and agents.»
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Before the Islamic Republic killed thousands of its own people during January protests, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that the Islamic Republic carried out «at least» 1,500 executions in 2025. According to the High Commissioner, «the scale and pace of executions suggest a systematic use of capital punishment as a tool of State intimidation, with disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities and migrants.»
Amnesty International has raised similar concerns, and additionally noted that five «young protesters» now «face the imminent risk of execution,» having been transferred from Ghezal Hesar «to an unidentified location» as of March 31.
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FLASHBACK: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs hit one-year mark as economists split on fallout
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A year ago today, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new round of global tariffs, escalating trade tensions with key allies and adversaries alike, raising fresh concerns about the outlook for the U.S. and global economy.
The «Liberation Day» tariffs were introduced as a broad set of import taxes that Trump said would correct long-standing trade imbalances and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign goods.
In the months that followed, markets experienced bouts of volatility as businesses and investors adjusted to the shifting trade landscape. Policymakers and economists, meanwhile, debated the longer-term impact on growth, inflation and global trade flows.
Many economists warned of potential consequences, including higher prices, slower growth and rising uncertainty for businesses and investors.
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President Donald Trump announced his «Liberation Day» tariffs on April 2, 2025, at the White House. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
But not everyone agreed.
«Trump proved 12 Nobel Prize economists wrong,» economist Stephen Moore told Fox News Digital.
«Inflation didn’t rise. Why? Because the tax cuts, deregulation and ‘drill, baby, drill’ policies lowered prices and offset the tariffs,» added Moore, a former Trump adviser and co-founder of the free-market advocacy group Unleash Prosperity.
But Moore’s view was not widely shared. Here’s a look back at what other economists said at the time.
Larry Summers
Lawrence Summers, former president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, called the tariff policy «masochistic.» (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs «masochistic,» saying they were the worst levy the U.S. had imposed in decades.
«Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much,» Summers wrote on X. «The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now closer to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.»
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman, a Nobel laureate, said Trump had «gone full-on crazy» after the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs were announced. (Gene Medi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize–winning economist, said Trump had «gone full-on crazy» in the hours after the «Liberation Day» tariffs were announced.
«If you had any hopes that Trump would step back from the brink, this announcement, between the very high tariff rates and the complete falsehoods about what other countries do, should kill them,» Krugman, a former MIT and Princeton University professor, wrote in his Substack newsletter.
Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, warned that the tariffs would be «negative the world over,» in an interview with Ireland’s Newstalk.
She said Trump’s trade policy would weigh on global growth and carry broad consequences.
«It will not be good for the global economy, and it will not be good for those who impose the tariffs or those who retaliate,» Lagarde said.
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz said the Trump administration’s tariffs would «crater the economy.» (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Economist Joseph Stiglitz said Trump’s tariff threats have made the U.S. «a scary place to invest» and could unleash stagflation. Stagflation refers to a combination of slow economic growth and rising prices. Stiglitz, a Columbia University professor and former World Bank economist, warned in an interview with The Guardian that he does not see a strong economic outlook ahead.
«I cannot see a really robust economy,» said Joseph Stiglitz, former chair of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers. «I see the global economy suffering greatly from the uncertainty that Trump poses.»
He also said the inflation triggered by the tariffs is moving in the wrong direction and that the only thing the Trump administration will succeed in doing is «to crater the economy.»
Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said the Trump administration may reverse course on tariffs if economic pressures intensify. (Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jared Bernstein, the former White House chief economist under President Joe Biden, said the U.S. is a «large, dominant economy» that is relatively closed, meaning it relies less on trade than most countries.
«That means, as Trump has argued, we can hurt other countries more than they can hurt us,» Bernstein said. «But he hasn’t offered a clear rationale for why we should start a trade war with traditionally reliable partners like Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe.»
Bernstein said Trump may reverse course if mounting economic pressures—such as higher inflation, slower growth, falling stock prices and rising recession risks—intensify from the tariffs.
«So far, that may have been the approach in Trump’s first term; it doesn’t appear to be the approach this time around,» he said.
Mohamed El-Erian
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz, said the U.S. economy could adjust to the tariffs provided the White House shared more details about the trade policy. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian called for clarity from the White House. «If we get clarity on this, this is an economy that can adjust,» he told FOX Business.
El-Erian, the former CEO of bond giant PIMCO, wrote on X that «the price action in global financial markets in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. tariff announcement points to major worries about global economic growth.»
Bill Gross
Bill Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, said he did not believe Trump would reverse course on tariffs, even if there was economic pressure. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bill Gross, the co-founder of Pacific Investment Management Co., known as Pimco, said the latest round of tariffs is «similar to going off the gold standard in 1971″—an «epic» shift that markets won’t quickly recover from.
«It’s not something where you can time a market bottom quickly,» Gross told CNBC. «It’s something we’re going to have to live with as long as President Trump maintains this stance.»
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Gross, dubbed the «Bond King,» added that he does not expect Trump to reverse course. «To be very blunt, President Trump is a macho male, and this macho male is not going to back down tomorrow simply because the Nasdaq is down 5%,» he said.
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