Capitol Hill Standoff Pushes DHS Toward Shutdown

A major funding showdown on Capitol Hill is pushing the Department of Homeland Security toward a partial shutdown, after Senate Democrats blocked a funding package amid intense debate over federal immigration enforcement. Lawmakers are calling for new restraints on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including body cameras, judicial warrants for home entries, and limits on agent operations following controversial enforcement actions and public protests.

The standoff threatens services at Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the United States Coast Guard, even as ICE and Customs and Border Protection remain funded through prior allocations.

In a rare bipartisan move, the House of Representatives voted to overturn Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports, signaling growing unease with the administration’s trade strategy. The resolution could face a veto if it reaches the White House.

Abroad at the Munich Security Conference, Friedrich Merz warned that the old international order is “no longer existent,” urging renewed trans-Atlantic trust as global tensions rise.

Meanwhile, the U.S. has completed the transfer of thousands of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq, highlighting continued security concerns as Washington reshapes its Middle East posture.