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Republicans turn on their own over shutdown and call on Congress to cancel their spring break

ANALYSIS: Republicans are turning on each other — delicately — as they can’t figure out how to break a DHS funding logjam without handing Democrats a win, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?

For a brief moment, it seemed like a bill to curb stock trading by members of Congress could see a vote in the House. Blessed by GOP leadership with hopes of a floor vote in the first quarter of the year, it would have been a victory for the small…

Roll Call

Who’s the shutdown scapegoat now?

As Senate Majority Leader John Thune hashed out a deal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, he may have thought Democrats were its biggest threat. Instead, his fellow Republicans across the Capitol were the ones to tank it. Now, instead of blaming Democrats for prolonging the shutdown,…

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Democrats seen as taking back the House after Republicans quit in numbers not seen since the Great Depression

ANALYSIS: A record number of House Republicans are not seeking re-election, the most since the Great Depression, with Republicans far outpacing Democrats. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers

The Independent UK

‘Really struggling’: Hakeem Jeffries points out GOP’s 15-month humiliation tour, and now Mike Johnson is sweating bullets

Jeffries gloats as MAGA stares down the barrel of a November wipeout.

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‘We’ll see’: Border czar Tom Homan coy over whether ICE agents will leave airports once shutdown ends

Homan says that hundreds of agents have quit TSA and may not return, even with Trump finally paying the bills

The Independent UK

MAGA lawmakers at war as House Republicans slam Senate GOPers for fleeing DC amid shutdown

‘Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?’ one MAGA congressman said

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Record 36 House Republicans To Leave Congress Amid Growing 'Dysfunction' On Capitol Hill

A record 36 House Republicans are walking away from Congress, deepening instability on Capitol Hill and complicating Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to defend his paper-thin majority before the 2026 midterms.

International Business Times UK

House passes short-term DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson called the Senate-passed bill a "joke," noting the lack of border security funding.

Axios

Trump tells DHS to pay TSA despite government shutdown after agents miss another paycheck

TSA employees, including 50,000 security officers at airports, will start getting paid as soon as Monday, DHS says

The Independent UK

Johnson calls out GOP Senate over "joke" of a DHS plan

"This gambit that was done last night is a joke," Speaker Mike Johnson said.

Axios

This is the dumbest government shutdown ever — and Americans will continue to pay the price. Here’s who’s to blame

ANALYSIS: The wraparound lines at airports will continue, ICE won’t be reined in and the Senate’s left. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg break down who’s at fault

The Independent UK

Republicans whipped up a golden eagle award for Trump, making it his third fake prize in months

Trump’s cabinet of imaginary honors gets bigger

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Johnson torpedoes bill to solve airport crisis and implies Leader Thune not in control of Senate

Moments after House Speaker’s stunning move, which he said Donald Trump agreed with, the president signed an executive order to pay TSA workers for now

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Mike Johnson unleashes on MAGA trio for not backing surveillance of non-Americans

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The Latest: House considers whether to approve funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security

The House is considering whether to approve funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other Homeland Security agencies after the Senate unanimously passed the measure

Axios

Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS

"Could the Senate be any more lazy than to send to us a bill that doesn't do the job and then leave town?" Chip Roy said.

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson’s new award for Trump: ‘You can almost feel his spine exiting his body’

Late-night hosts discussed the Republican party’s inaugural ‘America First’ award and a disturbing new animal story involving RFK Jr

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Mike Johnson unloads at Boebert and other MAGA faithful for not backing spy act: report

‘I was getting a spanking on the floor,’ Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told Axios

Reason

Trump Backs Section 702 Reauthorization After Once Calling To 'KILL FISA'

The president is much less concerned about the law's potential for overreach now that he's in charge of the government wielding it.

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‘Something we’ve never done before’: Guys, what reality is this? Mike Johnson just created a whole new award just to honor Donald Trump

A masterclass in brown-nosing.

The Guardian - US

US House speaker gives Trump so-called ‘America First’ award amid global chaos

Critics mock Mike Johnson and Republicans for presenting the president with the newly concocted award

Reason

America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem

From long TSA lines to air traffic control issues to the chaotic war in Iran, it's all the result of a government that won't take its powers or responsibilities seriously.

Axios

Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing

The House speaker may not have the votes to pass a clean extension of the surveillance law.

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Donald Trump’s ‘present’ from Iran: ‘Is the president getting catfished?’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s hypocrisy over mail-in voting and his insistence that the US is not actually at war

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