Thune to Press Fractious GOP to Back Narrow DHS Funding Plan

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he will push fellow Republicans to accept narrowly focused legislation to end the record-long funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security and shelve demands for other priorities.

Thune’s move, coming as Congress returns to Washington after a two-week spring break, adds momentum to a two-step Republican plan to end the longest partial government shutdown in history. DHS funding officially lapsed two months ago, on Feb. 14.

The Senate Republican leader said Tuesday he hopes to begin votes next week on the outline of a funding package that would provide between $65 billion and ...