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DHS Funding Deal Begins With Declaring Victory, Then Negotiating

Real action begins as lawmakers face the prospect of missed flights home

Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks towards his office at the US Capitol on March 17Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Tamari (BGOV) and Tina Davis (BGOV)

March 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC

I’m Jonathan Tamari, senior Washington reporter for Bloomberg Government, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that reveal what’s really happening in Washington—and how it impacts you. Email me with feedback and comments here. If this newsletter was forwarded to you sign up here.

In today’s edition: Tuesdays aren’t deal days, a flip in Mar-a-Lago’s district, and an airline CEO with scary math on oil prices.