DHS funding becomes flashpoint after assassination attempt at the White House

In the wake of a weekend assassination attempt that breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the White House is pressing Republicans to use a party‑line budget reconciliation to fund DHS, including ICE and CBP, by June 1 as Democrats push guardrails; the move aims to avert a funding lapse and end the ongoing DHS shutdown while Republicans seek to attach broader priorities later.