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GOP leaders endorse Trump’s shutdown-proof move to end DHS funding lapse

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Republican leaders are rallying around President Donald Trump’s new approach to end the 47-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse — a plan that could make the agency shutdown-proof for the rest of Trump’s term.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Wednesday that DHS will be funded along «two parallel tracks,» meaning that the president’s immigration and border security agenda will receive an influx of money through a party-line reconciliation bill. The rest of DHS is funded through the normal appropriations process.
«We operated under a belief that while our country is in the midst of an international armed conflict, Democrats might finally come to their senses and understand that defunding our homeland security agencies is beyond reckless and very dangerous,» Johnson and Thune wrote in a joint statement. «We cannot allow Democrats to any longer put the safety of the American public at risk through their open border policies, so we are taking that off the table.»
The GOP leaders added that a forthcoming budget reconciliation package will include three years of immigration enforcement and border security funding. That move could prevent Democrats from using the appropriations process as leverage over the president’s immigration agenda for the remainder of his term.
Congressional Republicans are eying their own fixes to Obamacare subsidies, but the Senate and House are diverging in their approaches. Ultimately, President Donald Trump will be the deciding factor. (Getty Images)
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The GOP leaders’ budget reconciliation push comes as Republican efforts to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through regular order have stalled in the Senate due to widespread opposition from Democrats.
With the Senate’s 60-vote legislative threshold in place, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., effectively has veto power over DHS appropriations if he keeps his caucus in line.
To end the stalemate, Trump asked Republicans Wednesday to draft a budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement and border security that could pass both chambers without any Democratic support.
«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. «We will not allow them to hurt the families of these Great Patriots by defunding them.»
The president added that he wants the legislation on his desk by June 1.
The budget reconciliation process would allow Republicans to steer around Democratic opposition and pass a DHS funding bill at a simple majority threshold. Republicans narrowly passed Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act using reconciliation in June 2025 after months of intraparty squabbling.
Though ICE and the Border Patrol received an unprecedented infusion of money through Trump’s «big, beautiful» bill, certain support staff employed by both agencies have not been paid during the seven-week shutdown.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Secret Service have seen a more significant lapse in appropriations, though Trump took executive action to provide back pay to TSA agents reporting to work during the funding lapse.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASS RIVAL DHS PLAN, SETTING UP SENATE FIGHT AS SHUTDOWN SET TO BECOME LONGEST IN HISTORY
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., indicated to reporters Monday that Trump would ultimately get behind the Senate’s preferred approach.
«The Democrats can’t create another shutdown like they did this time,» Hoeven said, if the DHS budget reconciliation bill were to be signed into law.
The North Dakota lawmaker also disputed that a reconciliation package would take several months to put together.
«We’ll get it done as quick as you can,» Hoeven said. «I hope it’s certainly not months.»

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Republicans are considering a budget reconciliation package making Immigration and Customs Enforcement shutdown-proof. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)
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A second reconciliation package could prove more difficult in an election year when lawmakers will have to identify spending cuts to pay for the border security and immigration funding. The strategy could also extend the funding lapse for ICE and the Border Patrol for several more months.
Amid both chambers’ planned two-week recesses, Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday he is considering calling Congress back to Washington to find a solution to the DHS shutdown.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told CNBC’s «Squawk Box» on Wednesday that a «skinny reconciliation bill» funding the department would pass both chambers once Congress resumes session in mid-April if a deal has not been reached.
House GOP leadership has previously voiced skepticism about funding immigration enforcement through a budget reconciliation package. Some conservatives have also complained about the precedent of letting Democrats decide which agencies receive funding through the normal appropriations process.
«The problem is that what they’re doing is they’re placing the burden on the Republican Party entirely to make sure that we have border security funding and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, because they’re going to try to force it into a reconciliation bill,» House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Friday. «That’s a very difficult task. It is a high risk gamble for us to assume that we could do that.»
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EN VIVO: Israel lanzó una nueva ola de ataques contra infraestructura del régimen iraní en Teherán

En un discurso desde la Casa Blanca, emitido el miércoles por la noche, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó que los objetivos estratégicos en la guerra contra el régimen iraní “están cerca de completarse”. “En las próximas dos o tres semanas, vamos a darles un golpe durísimo”, adelantó y detalló: “Si no se alcanza un acuerdo, atacaremos (…) todas sus centrales eléctricas, probablemente de forma simultánea“.
Tras las declaraciones, las bolsas asiáticas registraron retrocesos de entre el 2% y el 5%, mientras que el petróleo Brent, de referencia en Europa, subió y se ubicó por encima de los 105 dólares por barril.
Desde Teherán, el Ejército de Irán amenazó con lanzar ataques “devastadores” contra Israel y Estados Unidos por la disertación de Trump en Washington. “Con la confianza en Dios Todopoderoso, esta guerra continuará hasta su humillación, deshonra, arrepentimiento permanente y seguro, y rendición”, aseguró el comando militar iraní Jatam Al Anbiya.
En paralelo, países del Golfo e Israel recibieron lanzamientos de misiles y drones por parte del régimen iraní, y en Tel Aviv al menos cuatro personas resultaron heridas tras un ataque nocturno.
A continuación, la cobertura minuto a minuto:

Ucrania ofreció su experiencia en el uso de drones marítimos para contribuir a la reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz, cuyo bloqueo por parte del régimen iraní sigue impidiendo el tránsito de un 20% del suministro global de petróleo.

La isla de Kharg es uno de esos territorios que ha tenido la desgracia de ser escenario recurrente de la historia militar. Jimmy Carter y Ronald Reagan consideraron invadirla. Saddam Hussein la bombardeó. También lo hizo Donald Trump, quien en 1988 afirmó que, de ser presidente, “daría un buen golpe” a la isla. Si bien ahora Trump dice que la guerra con Irán podría terminar en unas semanas, tiene un historial de fintas y distracciones. Y también ha dicho que podría “tomar” la isla.
Un portavoz militar iraní insistió en que Teherán tiene arsenales ocultos
Un portavoz del ejército iraní respondió al discurso del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump asegurando que Teherán mantiene reservas ocultas de armas y municiones.
Según recogió Associated Press, el teniente coronel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, portavoz del Cuartel General Central Khatam Al-Anbiya, afirmó: “Los centros que creen haber atacado son insignificantes, y nuestras operaciones militares estratégicas se llevan a cabo en lugares que desconocen y a los que nunca llegarán”.
Israel concluyó una nueva oleada de ataques contra Irán
Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) informaron que realizaron una oleada de ataques a gran escala en Teherán, dirigidos contra infraestructura del régimen iraní.
Según el comunicado, divulgado a través de la cuenta oficial en X, la Fuerza Aérea, bajo la dirección de la Dirección de Inteligencia Militar, atacó una base terrestre de la Guardia Revolucionaria, considerada una unidad central de las fuerzas del régimen.
Durante la Operación “Rugido del León”, las FDI atacaron sistemáticamente cientos de cuarteles generales del régimen iraní en todo el país persa que, según la información militar, habían quedado en desuso. En los últimos días, las FDI detectaron que el régimen iraní comenzó a instalar sus cuarteles generales en remolques móviles, desde donde operan los comandantes. En esta oleada de ataques, Israel atacó uno de estos cuarteles móviles con presencia de altos mandos.
Además, como parte de la misma operación, las FDI atacaron un depósito de misiles balísticos de la unidad de misiles en la región de Tabriz, dentro del esfuerzo continuo por dañar el sistema de misiles del régimen iraní.
El nuevo líder supremo del régimen iraní goza de buena salud, según el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores
Mojtaba Khamenei, el recientemente nombrado líder supremo de Irán, resultó ileso tras los ataques aéreos estadounidenses e israelíes, según expresó el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, cartera del régimen que añadió que no aparecer en público no es inusual en tiempos de guerra.
El hijo del difunto Ali Khamenei, que murió en un ataque al comienzo de la guerra, goza de “perfecta salud”, según el portavoz Esmaeil Baghaei.

El ejército israelí informó que sus defensas aéreas respondieron la madrugada del jueves a oleadas de misiles lanzados por el régimen iraní. Al menos dos ataques contra el territorio de Israel fueron lanzados tras el discurso del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sobre la guerra.
El primer ministro australiano, Anthony Albanese, declaró este jueves que los objetivos iniciales de la guerra en Irán ya se cumplieron y cuestionó qué más queda por lograr en el conflicto.
Irán prometió lanzar ataques “devastadores” contra EEUU e Israel
El régimen iraní aseguró este jueves que lanzará ataques “devastadores” contra Israel y Estados Unidos tras las declaraciones del presidente Donald Trump, quien advirtió que podría bombardear la república islámica hasta “devolverla a la Edad de Piedra” en las próximas semanas, si no se alcanza un acuerdo para lograr la paz en Medio Oriente.
“Con la confianza en Dios Todopoderoso, esta guerra continuará hasta su humillación, deshonra, arrepentimiento permanente y seguro, y rendición”, aseguró el comando militar iraní Jatam Al Anbiya en un comunicado difundido por la televisión estatal.
“Esperen nuestras acciones más devastadoras, amplias y más destructivas”, agregó.
La Bolsa india abrió en rojo tras el discurso de Trump sobre Irán
Los principales índices bursátiles de India registraron caídas superiores al 2% este jueves: el BSE Sensex, principal indicador de la Bolsa de Bombay, llegó a retroceder cerca de un 2,2% en la apertura, hasta un mínimo de 71.545,81 puntos. El Nifty 50 descendió alrededor de un 2,2%, situándose en 22.182,55 unidades.
El descenso fue generalizado entre los grandes valores del mercado, con especial impacto en los sectores financiero, industrial y energético, más sensibles al encarecimiento del crudo. Entre los títulos más afectados figuran Eternal (comercio online), con una caída del 4,58%; Sun Pharma, que cedió un 4,30 %; y la aerolínea IndiGo, con un retroceso cercano al 4 %. También registraron pérdidas relevantes State Bank of India (-3,48%), Larsen & Toubro (-3,54%) y Adani Ports (-3,12%).
Los valores de mayor peso tampoco escaparon a las ventas. Reliance Industries cayó un 2,55%, mientras que los principales bancos del país, como HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank y Axis Bank, retrocedieron entre un 1% y un 2,2%. En el sector tecnológico, TCS y HCLTech limitaron las pérdidas a menos del 0,5%.
La embajada de Estados Unidos instó a los ciudadanos estadounidenses a abandonar Irak

La sede diplomática de Estados Unidos en Bagdad advirtió este jueves que grupos milicianos alineados con Irán podrían perpetrar ataques en el centro de la capital iraquí en las próximas 24 a 48 horas. La embajada instó a los ciudadanos estadounidenses a abandonar Irak.
El consulado advirtió que los ataques podrían dirigirse contra “ciudadanos estadounidenses, empresas, universidades, instalaciones diplomáticas, infraestructura energética, hoteles, aeropuertos y otros lugares que se perciben como asociados con Estados Unidos, así como instituciones iraquíes y objetivos civiles”.
Aunque no es la primera vez que la embajada insta a los ciudadanos estadounidenses a abandonar Irak, la advertencia sobre posibles ataques fue inusualmente específica.
La periodista estadounidense independiente Shelly Kittleson fue secuestrada en Bagdad el martes y continúa desaparecida.
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Inside Supreme Court: How Trump heard birthright citizenship arguments

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President Donald Trump made an extraordinary appearance Wednesday for Supreme Court arguments — an American presidential first — as his administration seeks to unwind birthright citizenship during two hours of dramatic oral arguments.
The Supreme Court voiced strong pushback against efforts to restrict who can be called an American, a politically divisive case over automatic citizenship for some children born in the United States to foreign nationals.
Trump, wearing a red tie and dark suit, entered the courtroom around nine minutes before the court gaveled into session and did not speak during the session, per court rules.
He closed his eyes for brief times during the session, but looked alert and focused throughout his time in the courtroom, staying for the entire oral presentation by his Solicitor General John Sauer, which lasted about 65 minutes.
THE SUPREME COURT IS GOING TO GIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP A MAJOR OPENING ON IMMIGRATION
President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to listen live to Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura / AFP)
Chief Justice John Roberts did not acknowledge the president’s appearance.
Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Attorney General Pam Bondi were in the front row of the public section and passed some notes to one another before Trump left the courtroom around 11:19 a.m. ET, seven minutes or so into the ACLU lawyer Cecilia Wang’s oral presentation. Trump left without commenting.
Trump later issued a Truth Social post saying, «We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!»
Trump heard a majority of justices taking turns expressing varying levels of skepticism at the administration’s claim that the citizenship «privilege» has been historically abused and wrongly granted to those whose mother gave birth while in the country illegally or temporarily.
At issue is the executive order the president signed on his first day back in office to redefine birthright citizenship, part of a broader crackdown on immigration that has led to increased deportations and decreased admittance of refugees and asylum seekers at the border.
JOHN YOO: SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN EXPOSES SHAKY CASE AGAINST BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
In the first Supreme Court argument appearance by a sitting president, most of the bench appeared to agree with the post-Civil War’s 14th Amendment — and subsequent congressional laws and Supreme Court precedent — all support the idea of making citizens of everyone born in the country, regardless of immigration status.
Roberts, appointed by Republican George W. Bush, questioned the government’s legal position when it came to the 14th Amendment’s limited exceptions to citizenship.
«The examples you give to support that strike me as very quirky,» Roberts said. «You know, children of ambassadors, children of enemies during a hostile invasion, children on warships — and then you expand it to a whole class of illegal aliens who are here in the country.
«I’m not quite sure how you can get to that big group from such tiny, and sort of idiosyncratic, examples.»
Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wondered how determining citizenship would be applied in practical terms if immigrant mothers gave birth.
SUPREME COURT’S SHOWDOWN ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP DECISION COULD RESHAPE AMERICA
«How does this work?» Jackson asked U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer. «Are you suggesting that when a baby is born, people have to have documents present? Documents? Is this happening in the delivery room?
«How are we determining when or whether a newborn child is a citizen of the United States under your rule?»
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Sameul Alito — both confirmed to the bench before Trump’s first administration — sounded mostly likely to back Trump’s position.
«How much of the debates around the 14th Amendment had anything to do with immigration?» Thomas asked early in the argument, saying it was designed to give newly freed slaves citizenship, and does not necessarily apply to children of newly arrived immigrants.
All lower federal courts that have heard various challenges to the birthright citizenship order have ruled against the administration.
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An expected definitive high-court ruling against Trump by early summer could have sweeping national implications — and possibly slow momentum — for Trump’s get-tough immigration agenda, which has become a defining feature of his second White House term.
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