Mike Johnson : ce qu'il faut savoir

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had resisted bringing the Senate-passed bill to a vote for weeks, calling it inadequate and insisting that immigration enforcement be fully funded, eventually relented. Mike Johnson s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Canada ce jeudi.

Les faits

• House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had resisted bringing the Senate-passed bill to a vote for weeks, calling it inadequate and insisting that immigration enforcement be fully funded, eventually relented.
• US lawmakers have voted to end a 76-day partial government shutdown over opposition to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations.
• The vote provides funding for most Department of Homeland Security agencies, except for two subagencies responsible for immigration enforcement.
• Everybody will get their paychecks now," Johnson told reporters after the vote.
• Democrats said the shutdown was extended for more than a month by Speaker Johnson for "no reason at all".

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, US lawmakers have voted to end a 76-day partial government shutdown over opposition to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations.

Sur le fond, the vote provides funding for most Department of Homeland Security agencies, except for two subagencies responsible for immigration enforcement.

Concrètement, Everybody will get their paychecks now," Johnson told reporters after the vote.

Au-delà de ce constat, Democrats said the shutdown was extended for more than a month by Speaker Johnson for "no reason at all".

Reste à préciser que the DHS, which oversees these two agencies, has continued to run without routine funds since 14 February, leading to major disruptions and hours-long wait times at airports across the US.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Congressional Republicans now turn their attention to approve up to $70bn in funding for ICE and CBP for the remainder of Trump's term, while Democrats continue to demand tighter oversight and limits on enforcement practices.

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Le contexte

Reste à préciser que after weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the U.S.

À noter par ailleurs : Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to U.S.

Plus précisément, President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.

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Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : "Les républicains de la Chambre des représentants envisagent l'adoption du projet de loi de financement du DHS soutenu par le Sénat ; le président Mike Johnson a reporté un vote sur le projet de loi depuis plus d'un mois" - Politico • Obamacare : quatre républicains défient Mike Johnson - Radio • Mike Johnson a abdiqué ses responsabilités durant la paralysie, disent plusieurs • Décryptage | Le pire job à Washington • Le Congrès américain peine à s’entendre pour mettre fin à l’impasse budgétaire • Paralysie budgétaire aux États-Unis: déblocage probable «d'ici mardi», affirme un ténor républicain.

À retenir

• The vote provides funding for most Department of Homeland Security agencies, except for two subagencies responsible for immigration enforcement.
• The DHS, which oversees these two agencies, has continued to run without routine funds since 14 February, leading to major disruptions and hours-long wait times at airports across the US.
• After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the U.S.
• Recherches qui explosent : "Les républicains de la Chambre des représentants envisagent l'adoption du projet de loi de financement du DHS soutenu par le Sénat ; le président Mike Johnson a reporté un vote sur le projet de loi depuis plus d'un mois" - Politico, Obamacare : quatre républicains défient Mike Johnson - Radio, Mike Johnson a abdiqué ses responsabilités durant la paralysie, disent plusieurs, Décryptage | Le pire job à Washington.