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- 1Trump urges Congress to return from recess to fund DHS during shutdown●Trump urging Congress to come back from recess to fund DHS as shutdown drags on, White House says
The White House says President Trump is pressing Congress to cut short its recess and return to Washington to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers remain away from the Capitol, and there is no indication yet of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the funding standoff.
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Congressman Pat Ryan of New York is drawing search interest, though the specifics driving the attention are not spelled out. It comes amid a busy week on Capitol Hill, where senators have pushed back on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's proposal to cut the number of admirals and generals, keeping national-security politics at the center of the news cycle.