Mike Johnson's "hell week" collides with GOP infighting
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By Kate Santaliz
Published on April 28, 2026.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's agenda is being disrupted by internal strife, with Republicans threatening to vote down a rule setting up debate on all three bills. The House is effectively frozen after GOP leaders failed to move the proposed rule out of committee, halting action on all major legislation this week. The key measures include a long-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, the farm bill, and the Senate-passed budget reconciliation package to fund ICE and Border Patrol. However, conservatives are demanding changes to these bills, including warrant requirements attached to the bill. There is widespread resistance among House Republicans to moving a bill to fund the rest of DHS before getting ICE and CBP funding squared away through reconciliation. The resistance is creating an open clash with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and potentially prolonging the record 73-day DHS shutdown.
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