The Senate pushed DHS funding into the House’s arms. What’s next?

The House is up to bat after the Senate passed a funding deal that sharply split Democrats and has immigration hawks threatening to vote “no,” a headache for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that could prolong a government shutdown that began at midnight on Saturday.

The upper chamber passed a sweeping spending bill on Friday night that largely aligns with the one that cleared the House in January, with the exception of a two-week extension for the Department of Homeland Security. The vast majority of Senate Republicans supported the bill, but there were five defections, and only half of Democrats voted “yes.”

The bill had the support of the White House, which agreed to split DHS funding from the rest of the legislation as Democrats seek reforms