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DHS shutdown stress-tests John Thune’s relationship with Mike Johnson
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DHS shutdown stress-tests John Thune’s relationship with Mike Johnson

March 31, 2026
Washington Examiner
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A partial government shutdown is driving a new wedge between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and his House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), as Republicans struggle to find a way to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. Thune and Johnson have stayed in “frequent” communication since the House dramatically rejected a Senate-brokered deal to []

DHS shutdown stress-tests John Thune’s relationship with Mike Johnson
Washington Examiner
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