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Shooting Near WHCD Spurs GOP Push for DHS Funding

4/28/2026

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Republicans Push Funding

Shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner intensifies Republican urgency to approve Department of Homeland Security funding.
A gunfire incident occurred near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, with no casualties reported yet.
Speaker Mike Johnson aims to advance Section 702, DHS funding and the farm bill this week.
Freedom Caucus members demand surveillance guardrails and a central-bank digital currency ban before backing Section 702.

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Johnson Blocks Funding

Federal employees, including a wounded Secret Service agent, risk missing paychecks because the Department of Homeland Security funding deadlock persists.
Speaker Mike Johnson refused to schedule the Senate-approved Department of Homeland Security funding bill for a House vote.
Conservative House members demand removal of immigration enforcement funding from DHS package to secure passage.
Markwayne Mullin warned Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) lose staff rainy-day fund runs out.

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Republicans Push Funding

Shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner intensifies Republican urgency to approve Department of Homeland Security funding.
A gunfire incident occurred near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, with no casualties reported yet.
Speaker Mike Johnson aims to advance Section 702, DHS funding and the farm bill this week.
Freedom Caucus members demand surveillance guardrails and a central-bank digital currency ban before backing Section 702.

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