BGOV Hill Watch: Reconciliation, Iran, Deadlines Jam Hill Agenda

Congress returns this week to tackle a daunting list of priorities, including fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security and additional funding for immigration enforcement and defense.

Republicans are preparing to move on President Donald Trump’s request to use a partisan fast-track process that would circumvent a Democratic filibuster, an ambitious effort with a tight deadline: Trump wants it on his desk by June 1, and House Republicans are far from unified.

Homeland Security-related spending in one reconciliation bill could be followed by a second package to address other GOP priorities, such as funding for the Defense Department ...