House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced what they're calling a path forward to fully funding the Department of Homeland Security and ending a record partial government shutdown. They said in a joint statement that “in the coming days,” Republicans in the House and Senate would follow through on President Donald Trump’s directive to fully fund the department, using two parallel tracks. Neither outcome is guaranteed, and the strategy certain to face opposition from Democrats, if not the GOP’s own ranks.