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DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

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Congress is one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown after the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal, but it came at the price of Republicans ceding ground, temporarily, to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The Senate unanimously advanced a deal to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wee hours of Friday morning, 42 days into the shutdown that was spurred by the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota.
It was an agreement that largely gave Schumer and Senate Democrats what they wanted — no funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). But it lacked the stringent reforms they desired, like requiring judicial warrants or requiring agents to unmask.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that Republicans had made what was likely their «final» offer to Democrats to reopen DHS. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
While the deal mirrors previous attempts by Democrats to pass similar legislation that carved out immigration funding, Thune argued that Democrats are still walking away empty-handed in the policy fight over immigration enforcement.
«We’ve been trying for weeks to fund the whole thing,» Thune said. «And, I mean, in the end, this is what they were willing to agree to. But again, it’s different that it has zero reforms in it. I mean, they got no reforms on DHS, which they could have had if they had been willing to work with us a little bit on that.»
Schumer said that if Republicans hadn’t blocked their initial attempts, «this could have been done three weeks ago.»
«This is exactly what we wanted,» Schumer said. «This is what we asked for, and I’m very proud of my caucus. My caucus held the line.»
The DHS funding deal now heads to the House, where Republicans aren’t enthusiastic about not funding key components of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown agenda.
The latest plan came after Senate Democrats blocked a seventh attempt to reopen DHS, after back-and-forth talks throughout the day on Thursday appeared to yield little progress toward a resolution. Trump also announced his intent to sign an order that would pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents as major airports are rocked with staggering lines and eye-popping wait times amid the shutdown.
DEMS BLOCK DHS FUNDING AFTER GOP REJECTS THEIR COUNTER, THUNE SAYS SCHUMER ‘GOING IN CIRCLES’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democrats rejected Republicans latest deal to reopen DHS, and have promised a counteroffer with reforms in return. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
While a further concession to Democrats, in part, the underlying argument Republicans have made all along is that if Schumer and his caucus wanted reforms, they would have to agree to fund immigration enforcement.
And ICE and CBP are still flush with roughly $75 billion in cash from Trump’s «big, beautiful bill,» giving the agencies a buffer for a time.
«The good news is we anticipated this a year ago. I mean, one of the reasons we front loaded, pre-loaded up the ‘one big, beautiful bill’ with advanced funding for Homeland Security was because we anticipated this was likely going to happen, and it did,» Thune said. «I still think it’s unfortunate. The Dems wanted reforms. We tried to work with them on reforms. They ended up getting no reforms.»
The same process used to pass that colossal legislative package will likely be turned to again fund immigration enforcement.
DHS DEAL IN LIMBO AS DEMOCRATS DEMAND TOUGHER ICE CRACKDOWN DESPITE GOP COMPROMISE

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s badge and gear. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., envisions funding ICE and CBP for several years.
«Democrats are trying to shut down ICE funding for the remainder of the fiscal year — ultimately they won’t be successful,» Schmitt said on X. «In response, I’ll be pushing to lock in funding for deportation operations and salaries for a decade.»
Doing so could be difficult, still, given that Republicans want to dump several other priorities into the mix, including portions of the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act and funding for the Iran war.
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And some Republicans are already couching expectations on what can and can’t be accomplished in the party-line process, given that anything in the bill has to pass muster with strict rules in the Senate.
«I think we have to set our sights a little bit lower on this reconciliation bill,» Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Fox News Digital. «It’s got to be targeted to fund ICE for 10 years, I think that’s the number one thing to us.»
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EN VIVO: Israel atacó el principal centro de producción de misiles y minas navales del régimen iraní

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, participa este viernes en Francia de la reunión de cancilleres del Grupo de los Siete (G7). Antes de embarcar hacia la capital francesa, el funcionario subrayó la relevancia estratégica del Estrecho de Ormuz, afectado por la escalada militar. “Los demás países obtienen mucho más combustible de ahí que nosotros”, señaló.
Abbas Araqchi, ministro de Exteriores de la república islámica, afirmó en una conversación telefónica con el secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, que mantener el bloqueo en el estrecho de Ormuz al paso de buques vinculados a “enemigos” constituye un “derecho legal” del país.
Por su parte, el Ejército de Israel afirmó, en medio de su ofensiva contra el grupo terrorista Hezbollah, que necesita incrementar su número de soldados en el frente con Líbano. Las Fuerzas de Defensa anunciaron ataques a “gran escala” contra el corazón de Teherán, en especial contra la infraestructura del régimen iraní.
En paralelo, Irán no cesa con su presión contra los países del Golfo: Kuwait derribó dos drones en diferentes zonas del país y el Ministerio de Defensa de Arabia Saudí comunicó durante la noche varios ataques en la región oriental y la intercepción de seis drones.
A continuación, la cobertura minuto a minuto:
La muerte del ex líder supremo iraní Ali Khamenei y otros altos funcionarios tras los ataques conjuntos de Estados Unidos e Israel provocó una reconfiguración veloz del poder en Teherán. Pese a la conmoción, las instituciones clave lograron mantener su operatividad, proyectando la imagen de un sistema que resiste los embates externos y asegura la continuidad.
El régimen iraní instó a civiles en Medio Oriente a abandonar zonas cercanas a las fuerzas estadounidenses

La Guardia Revolucionaria de Irán instó a los civiles de toda la región a mantenerse alejados de las zonas cercanas a las fuerzas estadounidenses ante nuevos ataques en la región, casi un mes después del inicio de la guerra con Estados Unidos e Israel.
“Las cobardes fuerzas estadounidenses-sionistas… están intentando utilizar lugares civiles y personas inocentes como escudos humanos”, sostuvo la Guardia en un comunicado difundido en su sitio web Sepah News.
El cuerpo militar instó a la población abandonar urgentemente las áreas donde se encuentran desplegadas fuerzas estadounidenses para evitar cualquier daño en medio de un nuevo ataque en Medio Oriente.
Las bolsas europeas muestran una actividad moderada
Las bolsas europeas registraron fluctuaciones el viernes mientras los inversores evaluaban el posible impacto de la prórroga de 10 días concedida por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump para que Irán reabra el estrecho de Ormuz.
El índice regional Stoxx Europe 600 se mantuvo prácticamente sin cambios, mientras que el índice de referencia londinense FTSE 100 abrió con un incremento del 0,4%.
Los precios del petróleo registraron una segunda jornada consecutiva al alza este viernes, con el Brent subiendo un 1,3% y situándose cerca de los 110 dólares por barril.
Por otra parte, las bolsas asiáticas cerraron en su mayoría a la baja el viernes y el petróleo volvió a subir, tras una jornada en la que Wall Street registró su peor desempeño desde el inicio de la guerra con Irán, en medio de crecientes dudas sobre una posible desescalada.
El Nikkei 225 de Tokio retrocedió un 0,4% y cerró en 53.373,07 puntos. El Kospi de Corea del Sur también perdió un 0,4%, situándose en 5.438,87 puntos. El Hang Seng de Hong Kong subió un 0,4% hasta 24.952,98 puntos tras haber caído a primera hora, mientras que el índice compuesto de Shanghái avanzó un 0,6% hasta 3.913,72 puntos.
El S&P/ASX 200 de Australia cayó un 0,1%, hasta los 8.516,30 puntos. El Taiex de Taiwán bajó un 0,7%, y el Sensex de la India perdió un 1,7%.
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, participa este viernes en Francia de la reunión de cancilleres del Grupo de los Siete (G7), que se celebra en la Abadía de Vaux-de-Cernay, en un contexto de crecientes tensiones entre Washington y sus aliados por la ofensiva militar contra Irán y su impacto en el mercado energético global.

La crisis en Medio Oriente obliga a los gobiernos regionales a buscar el delicado balance entre comprar combustible en dólares y trasladar lo menos posible el incremento de precios a la población. En toda Asia, los países que ya eran vulnerables a la interrupción sostenida de los suministros energéticos procedentes del golfo Pérsico se enfrentan ahora a un ominoso efecto secundario. Sus divisas están siendo asfixiadas por un dólar cuyo valor aumenta.
El bloqueo del estrecho de Ormuz ha transformado el escenario bélico en Medio Oriente desde el 28 de febrero. La interrupción de este corredor, por donde transita el 20% del crudo global, ha provocado una alteración notable en el mercado energético, elevando los precios del petróleo, el gas natural y los fertilizantes, y afectando las cadenas de suministro a escala mundial.

La Inteligencia de Defensa del Reino Unido afirmó que Rusia compartió información de inteligencia y proporcionó entrenamiento a Irán en el uso de drones y tácticas de guerra electrónica antes del inicio del conflicto con Estados Unidos e Israel, según declaraciones del ministro de Defensa británico, John Healey.
Irán amenazó con atacar hoteles que alberguen soldados estadounidenses en la región
El Ejército del régimen iraní advirtió que los hoteles que alberguen a soldados estadounidenses en Medio Oriente serán considerados objetivos en el marco de la guerra contra Estados Unidos e Israel.
“Cuando todas las fuerzas estadounidenses entran en un hotel, desde nuestra perspectiva ese hotel se convierte en estadounidense”, declaró el portavoz de las fuerzas armadas, Abolfazl Shekarchi, a la televisión estatal.
Shekarchi añadió: “¿Debemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados y dejar que los estadounidenses nos ataquen? Cuando respondamos, naturalmente tendremos que atacar dondequiera que estén”.
Israel lanzó una ofensiva contra el centro neurálgico de Irán para la producción de misiles y minas navales

La Fuerza Aérea de Israel, bajo la dirección de la Inteligencia Militar y el Departamento de Inteligencia de la Armada, atacó el principal centro de producción de misiles y minas navales del régimen iraní en la ciudad de Yazd.
Según las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI), el centro se utilizaba para la planificación, desarrollo, ensamblaje y almacenamiento de misiles avanzados destinados a su lanzamiento desde cruceros, submarinos y helicópteros contra objetivos navales móviles y fijos.
El reporte vía X señaló que en ese centro se desarrollaba la mayor parte de los misiles y minas navales de las fuerzas navales iraníes. El ataque, sumado a la eliminación de la cúpula de la Armada de la Guardia Revolucionaria, representa un fuerte golpe a la capacidad productiva de las fuerzas navales iraníes.
Kuwait reportó que su principal puerto resultó dañado
El principal puerto comercial de Kuwait, Shuwaikh, resultó dañado el viernes en un ataque con drones, según informaron las autoridades. El incidente se produjo al amanecer, en el marco de la campaña de Irán en el Golfo en represalia por los ataques estadounidenses e israelíes.
La autoridad portuaria de Kuwait informó en un comunicado en X que el puerto fue atacado por “drones enemigos” y que los informes preliminares revelan daños materiales, pero ninguna víctima humana.
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Rubio meets G7 ministers in France as US leads on Iran — allies under fire for tepid response

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in France on Friday to attend the G7 foreign ministers meeting where he will deliver a clear message on U.S. priorities for the ongoing war with Iran.
In the days leading up to the meeting, other members have taken markedly different approaches to the war. Nearly all of Washington’s partners — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — have reacted cautiously to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign and declined to participate in offensive operations, even as they condemn Iranian actions.
Before departing on Thursday, Rubio signaled a defiant approach to the talks: «I don’t work for France or Germany or Japan… the people I’m interested in making happy are the people of the United States. I work for them,» he said in a video posted on X.
The divergence has drawn frustration from President Donald Trump, who has pressed allies to contribute more, particularly in securing key maritime routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. While some countries have signaled a willingness to support defensive or maritime security efforts, they have stopped short of joining direct military strikes.
TRUMP PRESSES NATO PARTNERS ON SUPPORT AS HEGSETH BLASTS HESITATION
«The U.S. is constantly asked to help in wars and we have. But when we had a need, it didn’t get positive responses from NATO. A couple leaders said that Iran was not Europe’s war. Well, Ukraine isn’t our war, yet we’ve contributed more to that fight than anyone,» Rubio added.
«The Strait of Hormuz could be open tomorrow if Iran stops threatening global shipping, which is an outrage and a violation of international law. For all these countries that care about international law, they should be doing something about it,» he said before boarding his plane to France.
The remarks set the tone for a summit already marked by growing friction between Washington and some of its closest allies over how to handle the Iran conflict. Rubio has framed the stakes in stark terms. «Iran has been at war with the United States for 47 years… Iran has been killing Americans and attacking Americans across this planet,» he said during a White House cabinet meeting, adding that allowing Tehran to obtain nuclear weapons would be «an unacceptable risk for the world.»
But even before Rubio arrived at the meeting, European officials were signaling a markedly different approach.
«We need to exit from the war, not escalate this further, because the consequences for everybody around the world are quite severe,» Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas said during a briefing on the sidelines of the G7 on Thursday.
JACK KEANE CALLS OUT NATO’S WEAKNESS AS SHIPPING CRISIS GRIPS STRAIT OF HORMUZ
(L/R, clockwise) French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meet during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 17, 2025 (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
«It can only be a diplomatic solution… sit down and negotiate to have a way out,» she added.
The contrast between Rubio’s framing and Kallas’s message captures the core tension shaping the meeting.
U.S. officials say Rubio is heading into the talks with a broader agenda that goes beyond Iran.
According to a State Department spokesperson, who spoke to Fox News Digital on background, Rubio will use the meeting to «advance key U.S. interests» and push discussions on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as «international burden sharing» and the overall effectiveness of the G7.
The U.S. is also expected to emphasize maritime security, including freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, while urging allies to take on a greater share of responsibilities in conflict zones and international organizations, the spokesperson said.
RUBIO, RATCLIFFE TO DELIVER CLASSIFIED IRAN BRIEFING TO ‘GANG OF EIGHT’ AHEAD OF TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before boarding a plane as he is headed to France where he will take part in the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via Reuters)
European officials have instead emphasized the broader risks of the conflict.
France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said discussions at the G7 would build on a recent joint statement condemning Iran’s actions while also addressing maritime security concerns.
He said the «discussions will provide an opportunity to revisit positions already agreed at the G7 level… including the unjustifiable attacks carried out by Iran against Gulf countries… which we condemned in the strongest possible terms.»
Barrot added that ministers would also focus on securing global shipping routes.

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
«We will also have the opportunity to address maritime security and freedom of navigation… including an international mission… to ensure the smooth flow of maritime traffic in a strictly defensive posture, thereby helping to ease pressure on energy prices,» he said.
Kallas echoed that global framing. «All the countries in the world are one way or another affected by this war… it is in the interest of everybody that this war stops,» she said.
IRAN SIGNALS NUCLEAR PROGRESS IN GENEVA AS TRUMP CALLS FOR FULL DISMANTLEMENT

Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks to the press during EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Dec. 19, 2024. (Photo by Nicolas Landemard/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Her remarks also pointed to the interconnected nature of the crisis. «Russia is helping Iran with intelligence… and also supporting Iran now with drones,» she said, linking the Iran conflict to the war in Ukraine.
That uncertainty is already affecting the structure of the summit, with officials dropping plans for a unified final communiqué to avoid exposing divisions, Reuters reported.
Analysts say those differences reflect deeper structural tensions in the alliance. «Europe has criticized Donald Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy towards Iran while pursuing a failed diplomatic approach that has enabled the regime to expand its terrorist networks and edge closer to nuclear threshold status,» Barak Seener, senior research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.
«This reflects a lack of European capability to project power in the region, particularly in safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz.»

FILE PHOTO: Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo)
Seener added that years of reliance on Washington have left Europe increasingly exposed as the U.S. shifts its strategic priorities. «Years of underinvestment in defense and reliance on the United States have created a dependency that Washington increasingly views as a betrayal of the peace it has guaranteed Europe since the Second World War,» he said.
«With the U.S. placing greater value on its relationship with Israel than NATO, the result may be further erosion of the alliance, reduced support for Ukraine and rising economic pressure on Europe.»
He warned that the immediate test will come at the G7 itself. «Divisions over how to respond to Iran and to any U.S. request for support are likely to expose a deeper transatlantic split,» Seener said.
«Operation Epic Fury has showcased President Trump’s ability to assemble a coalition of allies to eliminate a common threat — in this case the Iranian regime — and stabilize international trade,» Jacob Olidort, chief research officer and director of American security at the America First Policy Institute, told Fox News Digital.
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A satellite view shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, on Oct. 2, 2024. (Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data via Getty Images)
«The failure of Western Europe to participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz is particularly egregious because those countries depend on it more than we do,» he added.
«At the same time, the historic successes of Operation Epic Fury have awakened a new confidence in our Middle East partners to eradicate the threats from the Iranian regime and to work together to shape a more peaceful and prosperous region.»
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