Johnson brands DHS funding gambit a 'joke,' goes after Senate leadership

House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Senate GOP leadership for a two-step DHS funding plan—calling it a 'joke' and suggesting Senate Democrats and Chuck Schumer engineered it. He said President Trump backs a short eight-week DHS funding bill to be sent to an empty Senate, while Trump has moved TSA funding via executive action. The House is expected to back a short-term continuing resolution focused on border security, but a bigger clash looms over a second reconciliation bill and funding/offsets for ICE and CBP, signaling a widening rift between House and Senate GOP factions even as Johnson and Thune try to remain aligned.