The House took a major step in passing a Senate bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, but the tougher fight over funding for Immigration and

Learn how account reconciliation compares records to ensure accuracy and detect fraud, crucial for financial stability in business and personal finance.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be at odds with his conference next week as he tries to pass a narrow Senate reconciliation bill to fund border enforcement, despite many Republicans wanting a wider bill to boost their 2026 standing.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday quashed a rebellion over the farm bill to allow the House to adopt a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill that would fund immigration enforcement.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week facing a mountain of government funding work — all amid a record-long shutdown and plenty of uncertainty about the path ahead. First, House and Senate Republicans will try to get on the same page about the party-line tax and spending bills they plan to pass by June 1 to fund immigration agencies and potentially other partisan priorities.

Reconciliation is a procedural maneuver through which the Senate can advance budget-related legislation with a simple majority and thereby bypass the filibuster threshold.

The House is heading into a high-stakes week, as lawmakers juggle a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill alongside a measure to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA)

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, the Senate adopted a budget framework to provide funds for immigration enforcement that Democrats have denied since February.

The House yesterday passed a Senate-approved budget resolution by a 215-211 vote. Now that the House and Senate have passed identical resolutions, legislators will begin drafting a narrow reconciliati