DHS shutdown enters third month

The operational capacity of the DHS is severely compromised as funding for federal workers dwindles.

While Senate Republicans have advanced a partisan blueprint to bankroll ICE and Border Patrol, the rest of the department remains in a state of paralysis.

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure from all sides to pass a bipartisan deal, but he continues to insist on a GOP-only approach to border security.

The standoff has triggered calls for urgent ethics reforms as a wave of House resignations further complicates the legislative path to reopening the government.