Trump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and House Republicans to fund DHS — now

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsanalysisTrump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and House Republicans to fund DHS — nowDemocrats may have started out the gamesmanship on Homeland Security. But, Eric Garcia writes, every day Mike Johnson doesn’t pass a spending bill is a day Republicans own the shutdownMonday 27 April 2026 20:54 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965800","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooting-mike-johnson-dhs-b2965800.html","title":"Trump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and Republicans to fund DHS — now"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseTrump makes fresh case for controversial $400 million ballroom after WHCD shootingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKe...