Johnson, Thune announce plan to end DHS shutdown ‘in the coming days’

ByAllison Pecorin and Lauren Peller
April 1, 2026, 1:27 PM

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced on Wednesday the Republican-controlled Congress "in the coming days" will fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through both the appropriations process and reconciliation process.  

"In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited," the top Republicans said in a statement. 

This is a developing story.