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Senate Committee passes reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP

5/20/2026 • 6 min

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed a reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2026. The bill includes $9.5 billion for CBP recruitment and nearly $7.5 billion for ICE recruitment for fiscal 2026. It also includes about $3.5 billion for other CBP operat… Play episode

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Senators approve resolution to withhold their paychecks during future gove…
House lawmakers push to bolster the TSA budget
DoD launches a department-wide review of the military legal system
Veterans Affairs approves nearly $600 million in infrastructure improvemen…
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Tech Force program makes its first official hire
Defense Department launches new website to streamline military moves
Thrift Savings Plan funds rebound in April
Pentagon looks to expand protections for military families in privatized h…
Political appointees exempt from new performance evaluations
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Army changes voluntary retirement policy
Space Force selections companies for Golden Dome initiative
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House Republicans propose a billion-dollar cut to IRS funding
House bill would create a permanent IG for Fraud
The number of so-called TSP millionaires trends downward
Space Force lays out space operations plans for next 15 years
A federal union raises alarms about the Forest Service reorganization and …
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Unions heighten calls for a bigger federal pay boost next year
DoD expands hiring flexibilities to reduce military spouse unemployment
OPM still has 55,000 federal retirement applications pending finalization
Agencies warn about Iranian-linked hackers targeting critical infrastructu…
Space Force could see a major increase in the proposed budget
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Social Security delays new appointment schedule systems, again
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Applications are open for next class of White House Fellows
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Democratic leaders wants answers about DOGE’s activities at Social Security

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