00:02In Washington, Republicans now say they have a plan to reopen Homeland Security while pushing
00:08a separate path to fund immigration enforcement without Democrats. The deal would restart funding
00:14for parts of the Department of Homeland Security through September after weeks of disruption.
00:19That includes agencies like the TSA, where long lines and staffing issues have already hit airports
00:25and caused major backups. But immigration enforcement is being split off. Republicans
00:31say ICE and Border Patrol would continue operating using existing funds while they work on a new
00:36funding bill. President Trump is pushing the plan, calling for a GOP-only bill that bypasses the
00:43Senate filibuster. He's setting a deadline of June 1st to get the legislation to his desk.
00:48Senate Majority Leader John Thune is backing the approach after the Senate already passed a version
00:53of the funding plan. House Speaker Mike Johnson had rejected that plan late Friday night,
00:58but he's now on board with this two-track strategy. Democrats say they're open to restarting DHS
01:05funding but continue to oppose funding immigration enforcement without new limits on how agents
01:11operate, such as no masks and judicial warrants before entering a person's home. The Senate could
01:16take up the plan as early as this morning. It is still unclear when the House will move or if
01:22Republicans can stay unified long enough to get it passed.
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