Neither side is close to a deal to end the DHS shutdown, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. Republicans want a temporary funding extension, while Democrats want to carve out ICE.

Republican Senate leadership is eying a hybrid-style debate gambit over the talking filibuster amid detractors’ pressure on the SAVE America Act. Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced on Feb.

Some Republicans, just like Democrats in 2022, are eager to change the Senate’s rules in an effort to pass a national election law.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) said Sunday his party has “lost the debate” on immigration, days after President Trump tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.