MIKE JOHNSON SPLITS FROM THUNE WITH EIGHT-WEEK DHS FUNDING BILL
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is holding a press conference with senior Democrats amid the standoff on funding the Department of Homeland Security.
The media briefing is set to begin at 4 p.m. in Washington, D.C. It comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has backed a proposal to fund DHS for 60 days on a short-term basis.