And two moderate Republicans — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the outspoken centrist of Alaska, and retiring Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina — told reporters they wanted Noem out. “Taxpayer dollars are being weaponized by the Trump administration to kill American citizens, brutalize communities and violently target law-abiding immigrant families. Democrats also now have to take the difficult step of coalescing around a list of demands for the Trump administration on the funding bill. Francis Chung/Politico/APBut Thune on Tuesday warned Democrats against making changes to the DHS funding bill in the House-passed, six-bill package. But as the prospect of another costly shutdown looms, Thune reinforced that conversations are ongoing between Democrats, Republicans and the White House.

Source: CNN January 28, 2026 03:17 UTC