{"id":2586508,"date":"2026-04-02T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-doesnt-trust-senate-colleagues-in-shutdown-sarah-bedford\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:47:49","slug":"house-gop-doesnt-trust-senate-colleagues-in-shutdown-sarah-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-doesnt-trust-senate-colleagues-in-shutdown-sarah-bedford\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP doesn&#8217;t &#8216;trust&#8217; Senate colleagues in shutdown: Sarah Bedford"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-doesnt-trust-senate-colleagues-in-shutdown-sarah-bedford%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586508&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece by Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford reports a rift within the GOP over funding the Department of Homeland Security during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President ..., \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a>. House Speaker Mike Johnson adn his allies refuse to except the Senate\u2019s DHS approach, pushing instead to fund all of DHS at once with a short eight<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-week continuing resolution<\/a>, arguing against a two-track process. The Senate has approved a bill funding almost all of DHS through the fiscal year but excluding immigration-enforcement operations, a stance Democrats say needs reforms; Republicans contend the House will not back the Senate version without addressing immigration provisions. President Donald Trump has signaled strong support for using reconciliation to fund ICE and CBP and is pressing Congress to act, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces pressure to end a short recess as lawmakers confront the deadline, including questions about whether Trump has authority to pay TSA workers during a shutdown.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House GOP leadership doesn&rsquo;t &lsquo;trust&rsquo; Senate colleagues in DHS shutdown: Sarah Bedford<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2550231\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> investigations editor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/sarah-bedford\/\">Sarah Bedford<\/a> said there is a lack of trust among Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate over how to end the partial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"18\">government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have accused House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4513023\/mike-johnson-panned-caving-john-thune-dhs-shutdown-offramp\/\">having &ldquo;caved&rdquo; <\/a>to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in the fight to fund the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>. Johnson is scrapping a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4507334\/house-passes-eight-week-dhs-deal-to-punt-shutdown-back-to-senate\/\">60-day stopgap bill <\/a>that included more funding for immigration agencies and instead is attempting to pass a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4505934\/senate-sends-dhs-bill-house-without-ice-funding\/\">bipartisan Senate deal<\/a> that excludes immigration funding.<\/p>\n<p>Bedford said the Senate passed a bill that funded almost all of DHS, excluding funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fewer-than-30k-illegals-were-deported-in-2022\/\" title=\"In 2022, fewer than 30k illegals were deported\">immigration enforcement operations<\/a>, through the end of the fiscal year. She emphasized that this is &ldquo;controversial&rdquo; for Democrats since they want to see &ldquo;a bunch of reforms&rdquo; to immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But House leadership under Johnson said, &lsquo;We don&rsquo;t really trust you guys, our Senate colleagues, to follow through on any sort of two-track process that would fund the controversial parts of DHS,&rsquo; and so Johnson had said, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to pass the Senate version of the bill because we want to fund all of DHS at once,&rsquo;&rdquo; Bedford said on the <em>Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em> Wednesday. &ldquo;And the House wanted to do that with a very short [continuing resolution] that would just be eight weeks of funding for all of DHS to give time to negotiate something longer for them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDk_EIALR1o?si=HWQo_EVA4Ys0N1uV&amp;start=1498\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Bedford added that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> had been &ldquo;sitting in the background,&rdquo; letting Johnson and Thune feud over the right process for funding DHS before weighing in and backing the reconciliation process. She said Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;full backing&rdquo; of this &ldquo;finally broke the log jam,&rdquo; and Republican lawmakers will take the two-track process before using reconciliation to overcome the 60-vote filibuster to fund <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> and Customs and Border Protection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bedford noted Republicans have &ldquo;one shot&rdquo; to use reconciliation every year, and Trump has previously indicated that he wants to see &ldquo;what usable elements of the SAVE Act&rdquo; could be used in this process. She added that she &ldquo;can&rsquo;t imagine&rdquo; Republicans not trying to &ldquo;pack&rdquo; as much in this bill once they are unified on the idea of using reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Thune is facing pressure to end a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4509818\/congress-pressure-two-week-recess-record-dhs-shutdown\/\">two-week vacation period<\/a> for lawmakers as the weekslong DHS shutdown continues. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump is &ldquo;encouraging&rdquo; lawmakers to &ldquo;come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4511251\/trump-authority-pay-tsa-workers\/\"><strong>DOES TRUMP HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PAY TSA WORKERS AMID DHS SHUTDOWN?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bedford said Johnson will have to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-alaskan-crab-to-furniture-heres-how-the-pentagon-wasted-your-tax-dollars-in-one-month\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s How The Pentagon Wasted Your Tax Dollars In One Month\">make good&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on his promise to bring lawmakers back to fund DHS, noting how TMZ is exposing lawmakers for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4510429\/graham-criticism-over-disney-trip-iran-tensions-escalate\/\">vacationing amid the shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is asking Congress to pass the reconciliation bill that would fund ICE and CBP <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512660\/trump-demand-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-june-1\/\">within the next two months<\/a>, setting a June 1 deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP wary of Senate on DHS funding; Trump backs plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2586509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thune-and-johnson-e1775136792403.jpg?1775128774&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70987,3740,5123],"class_list":["post-2586508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-house-gop-2","tag-senate","tag-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thune-and-johnson-e1775136792403.jpg?1775128774&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586508"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586512,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586508\/revisions\/2586512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}