Jeffries moves to force DHS funding vote

House Democrats will launch a discharge petition to force a vote on funding non-ICE DHS agencies, escalating their shutdown fight with the GOP and daring Speaker Johnson to bring the bill up himself.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Department of Homeland Security funding at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 4, 2026. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images