Border czar Tom Homan is expected back on Capitol Hill later Friday for bipartisan talks.

Now 37 days into the government shutdown 2026 today, Sunday, March 22, a Senate vote is needed to end the DHS shutdown.

Senate Republicans on Saturday voted against an unusual procedural gambit by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to suspend the Senate rules and advance a bill through the Rules Committee

Behind closed doors, Republicans have tamped down their hopes of unseating Jon Ossoff, a 39-year-old powerhouse fundraiser, as he seeks another term.

For the second time since the war began, Senate Democrats tried and failed to win passage of a resolution that would have halted the offensive until President Trump went to Congress for approval.

James Talarico defended his remarks on God and gender during a Thursday podcast appearance while criticizing GOP rivals, calling to end the filibuster, and outlining a Senate campaign focused on coalition-building ahead of the 2026 election.

Senators are sticking around Washington this weekend after a busy week on the Hill highlighted partisan divides, intraparty friction and growing tension between the two chambers. One thing is clear — everyone is ready for spring break.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Sunday said there was “no end in sight” for the partial government shutdown that has shuttered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 36 days. “Let’s not play games with the security of our homeland.