The House is primed to end the record-breaking Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans are still fuming over a «s— sandwich» deal from the Senate. 

The Senate again advanced its partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill on Thursday after being derailed by a House GOP rebellion. The frustration among House Republicans hasn’t gone anywhere, however, with lawmakers railing against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a members-only call on Thursday afternoon.

The simmering anger comes after Johnson made a swift reversal, spurred by President Donald Trump, and backed Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s, R-S.D., on a two-track approach Wednesday that would pass the Senate’s partial DHS bill while funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a forthcoming party-line reconciliation package.

A senior GOP aide told Fox News Digital that House Republicans wanted to see action from their Senate counterparts on reconciliation and were frustrated with how the upper chamber handled the DHS deal, which the source said amounted to a «s— sandwich.»

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House Republicans are incensed at the Senate plan, which carves out funding for ICE and CBP. Still, the bill is expected to pass with bipartisan support.

«People are mad at Johnson,» one source familiar with the call told Fox News.

But for now, House Republicans are in no hurry to return to Washington, D.C., to end the 48-day shutdown. The House is next scheduled to return on April 14. A source familiar with the call told Fox News Digital that leadership is not expected to ask members to return to Washington early to vote on the measure. 

A source told Fox News that there was «a lot of frustration» with the situation.

«Does feel like whiplash,» the source said.

«Not happy,» another person familiar with the call said. «Not willing to vote for anything that defunds law enforcement absent tangible action from Senate. Thune should call Senate back today.»

Some House Republicans argued the chamber must fund the president’s immigration and border security efforts through reconciliation before considering the Senate bill — despite the budget reconciliation process expected to take months.

This viewpoint was expressed by a broad group within the conference, not just the conservative flank, according to a source familiar with the call.

If Johnson proceeded first with the Senate bill, conservative opposition could determine how he brings the legislation to the floor. In the event he lacks conference-wide support for the upper chamber’s partial DHS bill, he could be forced to call up the Senate bill under suspension of House rules.

That strategy — requiring a two-thirds majority to pass — risks upsetting conservatives if the DHS bill relies on Democratic votes to clear the chamber.

Some House members voiced frustration with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s, R-La., DHS shutdown strategy during a private call Thursday, sources told Fox News Digital.  (Getty Images)

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House lawmakers could have used the same fast-track process Thursday to pass the DHS bill that was done in the Senate, but opted not to. 

Thune said Thursday that he didn’t know when the House would move on the bill, but noted that when they did, Republicans would begin a sprint to complete the budget reconciliation process.

«My assumption is, at some point, hopefully they’ll move it,» Thune said. «And you know, [with] the understanding that we’re going to come behind it with the Recon bill. I mean, I think this whole — where we are is just a regrettable place.» 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., demanded that the House GOP immediately take up the bill and accused them of now owning «the longest government shutdown in history.» 

«The deep division and dysfunction among House Republicans is needlessly extending the DHS shutdown and hurting federal workers who are missing another paycheck,» Schumer said. «The Senate did its work twice to fund key parts of DHS without funding the lawlessness of ICE and Border Patrol.»

President Donald Trump moved to pay all DHS employees who were reporting to work without pay during the shutdown, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowing that Republicans would get the blame for a prolonged funding lapse. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

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But Trump has already teed up a counter, and plans to pay DHS employees through an executive order.

«Because the Democrats are fully and 100% committed to the Radical Left Policy of Open Borders and Zero Immigration Enforcement (which will hopefully cost them dearly in the Midterms!), allowing Murderers and Criminals of all types into our Country, totally unchecked and unvetted, I will soon sign an order to pay ALL of the incredible employees at the Department of Homeland Security,» Trump said on Truth Social.

Un accidente de tránsito registrado la mañana de este jueves 2 de abril sobre la carretera CA-4, en el municipio de Quimistán, departamento de Santa Bárbara, dejó al menos catorce personas heridas, según informaron autoridades municipales y medios locales. El hecho involucró a un autobús tipo “rapidito” que, de acuerdo con el alcalde de Quimistán, Rubén Darío Pacheco, perdió el control y terminó fuera de la vía, provocando el siniestro. Entre las personas lesionadas se encuentra el conductor del vehículo, aunque hasta el momento no se ha emitido un informe oficial sobre el estado de salud de todos los afectados.

De acuerdo con los reportes de los medios hondureños Hondudiario y La Tribuna, el accidente ocurrió en un tramo de la carretera caracterizado por curvas pronunciadas y vegetación densa a los costados. Personal de emergencia, incluidos miembros de la Policía Nacional, militares y bomberos, acudió al lugar para asistir a los heridos, quienes inicialmente recibieron atención en el sitio y posteriormente fueron trasladados a la clínica periférica de Quimistán. Sin embargo, la falta de ambulancias en el municipio complicó el traslado, por lo que fue necesario movilizar siete unidades provenientes de localidades vecinas para atender la emergencia y facilitar el traslado de los lesionados al Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas de San Pedro Sula, el centro asistencial más cercano y con capacidad para atención especializada.

Entre los heridos, se identificaron personas de diversas edades, incluidos menores y adultos mayores. La Tribuna publicó una lista preliminar de los lesionados, entre quienes figuran Josué Arita (9 años), Erick Roberto Padilla (14 años), Julia Jessenia Gómez (24 años), Melvin Diaz (40 años), Alba Luz Carbajal (62 años), José Roberto Padilla (59 años), Orlando Perdomo Granados (65 años, sargento del Cuerpo de Bomberos), Estiven Julián López (21 años), José Noé Rodríguez Lara (45 años), Geiny Xiomara Díaz Enríquez (50 años), Graciana Jamileth Castellanos (43 años) y Nelsa Gereli Arita (33 años), entre otros. La presencia de un menor de edad y de un miembro del Cuerpo de Bomberos entre los afectados resalta la gravedad y el impacto del hecho en la comunidad.

Hasta el cierre de los reportes, las autoridades no han confirmado las causas exactas del accidente. El alcalde Pacheco mencionó que el percance fue originado por un despiste del autobús, pero se mantienen abiertas las investigaciones a cargo de la Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte y la Policía Nacional. El estado de salud de los heridos no ha sido detallado por las autoridades médicas, aunque se sabe que algunos presentan lesiones de consideración que motivaron su referencia a un hospital de mayor capacidad.

Este accidente se suma a una serie de incidentes viales registrados en Honduras durante la Semana Santa de 2026. Según datos oficiales publicados en días recientes, el país ha experimentado un incremento en la cantidad de accidentes de tránsito durante este periodo vacacional, en comparación con años anteriores. Solo entre el sábado 28 de marzo y el miércoles 1 de abril, se reportaron más de 130 accidentes en diferentes puntos del territorio nacional, con un saldo de al menos 35 personas fallecidas y más de 180 lesionadas, de acuerdo con informes de la Dirección Nacional de Vialidad y Transporte. La mayoría de estos hechos se atribuyen a exceso de velocidad, distracción al volante y fallas mecánicas, aunque también se han documentado casos de conductores bajo efectos del alcohol.

Las autoridades hondureñas han intensificado los operativos de control vehicular y campañas de prevención durante la Semana Santa, desplegando retenes en carreteras principales y zonas turísticas. Pese a estos esfuerzos, los accidentes continúan siendo uno de los principales riesgos durante la temporada, afectando tanto a familias locales como a visitantes. Organizaciones civiles y cuerpos de socorro han reiterado el llamado a la conducción responsable y al respeto de las normas de tránsito para evitar nuevas tragedias en lo que resta del periodo vacacional.

El accidente en Quimistán evidencia los retos persistentes en Honduras, como la falta de ambulancias en municipios rurales, sumada a la saturación de hospitales en zonas urbanas, que complica la atención oportuna a las víctimas y pone en evidencia la necesidad de fortalecer los sistemas de prevención y respuesta ante este tipo de emergencias.

More than a dozen Democratic-led states are accusing the Trump administration of violating a federal court order by sharing Medicaid data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, asking a judge to enforce the ruling.

The states’ complaint asks the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its existing injunction blocking HHS from sharing Medicaid data with ICE. 

«The Trump Administration appears to be defying a direct court order blocking it from sharing the personal, sensitive data of individuals including U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. It’s invasive — and deeply troubling,» said California Attorney General Bonta, who led the coalition of 22 states. «When Californians signed up for Medi-Cal, they did so with the understanding that their data would not be used for purposes unrelated to administering this program. I urge the court to enforce its earlier order and make clear that these guardrails exist for anyone who is lawfully residing in the United States.»

The complaint stems from a lawsuit spearheaded by California in July 2025 against the Trump administration. The lawsuit accused Health and Human Services of violating federal law through its «mass transfer of sensitive Medicaid data» of both lawful permanent and temporary residents. The lawsuit also argued that the sharing of the personal information will likely create a «chilling effect on individuals’ willingness to enroll in Medicaid programs» for which they are legally eligible.

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A federal judge ruled last December that the Trump administration is not allowed to collect the personal information of lawful permanent residents or citizens, but that it can continue to collect basic information from individuals such as addresses, birthdates and immigration status for residents with temporary status. However, the scope of data that can be collected is limited and cannot include sensitive health information. 

The attorneys general accuse Health and Human Services of sharing «a large and complex» set of data on Medicaid recipients with ICE, which is in violation of a federal court ruling allowing the exchange of limited personal information but excluding the information of legal permanent residents. The complaint also accuses the Trump administration of failing to share its criteria for determining if a resident is being «lawfully present.»

CATO Institute Senior Legal Fellow Dan Greenberg told Fox News Digital there is «a strong possibility» that HHS and ICE violated the district court’s order.

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ICE agents stand at the scene where a woman was shot and killed earlier in the day during an enforcement operation on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

«The reason this is a strong possibility is that DHHS communications apparently indicate that it shared a ‘large and complex’ dataset of Medicaid recipients with ICE,» Greenberg said. «That phrase suggests that the dataset that was shared with ICE may have included information that is outside the scope of the court order. That is a question of fact: that is why the states are now asking the court to compel the federal government to explain just what was shared and how it is now being used.»

Greenberg also pointed out that the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System database does not «appear to have any simple or direct way to identify/single out immigrants who are undocumented,» making «information-sharing that complies with that court order difficult or impossible.»

«The TMSIS identifies people who are only eligible for emergency Medicaid services, but the problem is that this class of people includes both undocumented and lawfully present immigrants,» Greenberg said. «In short, it is as if the court order said that only some of the information in one particular file should be disclosed, but there is reason to believe that DHHS decided that — because they can’t figure out how to separate out this particular type of information – they may have handed over the whole filing cabinet.»

The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

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In addition to California, attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the governor of Kentucky signed on to the complaint.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Health and Human Services for comment.