{"id":2588059,"date":"2026-04-07T13:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-wont-reopen-dhs-until-thune-moves-on-gop-megabill\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:06:29","slug":"johnson-wont-reopen-dhs-until-thune-moves-on-gop-megabill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-wont-reopen-dhs-until-thune-moves-on-gop-megabill\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson won&#8217;t reopen DHS until Thune moves on GOP megabill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fjohnson-wont-reopen-dhs-until-thune-moves-on-gop-megabill%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=2588059&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 article reports that House Speaker mike Johnson will not reopen DHS funding until Senate leaders begin using budget reconciliation to push a megabill.Johnson wants progress on reconciliation before backing the Thune-Schumer deal to fund DHS overall except for ICE and CBP, with those two agencies to be funded through reconciliation. President trump has set a June 1 deadline to pass a narrow immigration funding package. previously, House Republicans rejected the Thune-Schumer arrangement, passing a short-term 60-day DHS patch with some Democratic support; after spring break, Johnson reversed course and endorsed the Senate deal once Thune agreed to move ICE and CBP funding via reconciliation.The DHS funding impasse has lingered for more than 50 days. Critics have accused Johnson of caving to Thune on the DHS shutdown, while Trump issued an executive order to pay TSA workers amid security delays, though it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-legislature-passes-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-bill\/\" title=\"Texas state legislature ...es fetal heartbeat abortion bill\">face legal challenges<\/a>. lawmakers like Arrington and Graham are coordinating on the initial steps for the reconciliation process to meet the June deadline.  <\/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\">Johnson won&rsquo;t reopen DHS until Thune makes good on megabill promise<\/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<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Speaker Mike Johnson <\/a>(R-LA) is unlikely to move legislation ending a partial shutdown of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> until Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) kickstarts the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >party-line budget reconciliation process<\/a> to pass another megabill.  <\/p>\n<p>A source familiar told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Johnson wants to see progress on reconciliation before passing a deal Thune struck with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to fund everything at DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Thune and Johnson plan to move funding for the latter two agencies via reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has given Congress a&nbsp;<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\/\">June 1 deadline<\/a> by which to pass that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4514008\/mike-johnson-john-thune-narrowing-megabill-gop-midterm-election-agenda\/\">narrow immigration funding package<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2550231\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) has been meeting with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to figure out the first steps for this bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will work with my fellow Republican committee members to meet your request to have reconciliation done by June 1, fully funding ICE and Border Patrol,&rdquo; Graham <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lgraham.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/2026\/4\/chairman-graham-statement-on-president-trump-s-proposed-timeline-for-second-reconciliation-bill\">said last week in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s delay comes as House Republicans are not keen on the Thune-Schumer deal to reopen DHS. Several House Republicans are frustrated that Johnson pushed through a rejection of the bill late last month over its exclusion of funding ICE and CBP. Instead, the House passed a short-term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-house-dems-buck-jeffries-and-back-reopening-dhs-and-ice\/\" title=\"Three House Dems buck Jeffries and back reopening DHS and ...\">60-day funding patch<\/a> for all of DHS with the support of three Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-put-faith-in-speaker-johnson-with-busy-schedule-ahead\/\" title=\"Republicans trust Speaker ... despite busy schedule ahead.\">lawmakers left town<\/a> for a two-week spring break, Johnson reversed course and endorsed the Senate&rsquo;s deal after securing agreement from Thune to pass ICE and CBP funding via reconciliation. <\/p>\n<p>The DHS shutdown has stretched to more than 50 days. Yet, pressure has slightly eased on Congressional lawmakers, who have been on spring break since March 27, to end the impasse.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4513023\/mike-johnson-panned-caving-john-thune-dhs-shutdown-offramp\/\">MIKE JOHNSON PANNED FOR &lsquo;CAVING&rsquo; TO JOHN THUNE IN DHS SHUTDOWN OFF-RAMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has issued an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, many of whom were calling out in record numbers and causing hourslong delays at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-extends-deadline-to-obtain-real-id-by-19-months\/\" title=\"DHS Extends Deadline To Obtain REAL ID By 19 Months\">airport security checkpoints<\/a>. DHS has also deployed ICE agents to the nation&rsquo;s airports to help reduce long lines.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is tenuous, however, as Trump&rsquo;s executive order is likely to be challenged in the courts and could be struck down.<\/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>Johnson won\u2019t reopen DHS until Thune honors megabill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2588060,"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?1775566121&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7492,6203,4162,23610],"class_list":["post-2588059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dhs","tag-gop","tag-johnson","tag-thune"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/thune-and-johnson-e1775136792403.jpg?1775566121&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588059","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588059"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588063,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588059\/revisions\/2588063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}