Border-funding battle snags Congress budget talks
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), on February 27, 2024 at the White House in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images Congress is back at the budget negotiation table this week and border security disputes again are threatening to torpedo talks as a weekend government shutdown inches closer. On Sunday, the White House told Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and other congressional leaders that it could jettison their proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security via a stopgap measure through Sept. 30 rather than a permanent budget resolution, according to a senior GOP aide. Politico first reported the White House’s objection to the DHS bill. “The White House’s irresponsible delay in communicating reality to their congressional allies until the 11th hour is the real story here. Their delay in communicating has placed us in the brink of a shutdown,” the GOP …