Homeland Security faces possible shut down

Roll Call  - Another week, another appropriations deadline for lawmakers on Capitol Hill.  While 11 of the 12 annual spending bills have become law for fiscal 2026, the Homeland Security Department’s funding will expire on Friday.

With no signs of tangible progress in negotiations over changes to immigration enforcement policies, the main question may be whether House members and senators can muster the votes needed for another short-term funding extension just for DHS.

Both chambers of Congress are expected to be on recess next week for Presidents Day. The holiday weekend overlaps with the annual Munich Security Conference, which runs Feb. 13-15 and typically attracts a large congressional delegation.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who is not traveling to Munich this week, suggested the Senate may need to be in session if the Homeland Security funding is not resolved.