Dems submit new DHS counterproposal

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Congressional Democrats late Monday evening submitted their latest counteroffer to the White House on overhauling ICE operations — the newest ping-pong between the Trump administration and Hill Dems over DHS funding. Anna and Jake break down the latest. Plus, the Trump administration wants more funds for a Golden Dome, and Congress wants to know more about what exactly it is. Punchbowl News is on YouTube⁠. ⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our channel today to see all the new ways⁠⁠ ⁠we’re investing in video.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	Learn more at chevron.com slash America. Good morning. I'm Anna Palmer.
0:43.3	And I'm Jake Sherman.
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0:47.0	It's Tuesday, February 17th, 2026.
0:49.7	Let's get in the mix here.
0:50.7	Are your Washington headlines of the day?
0:52.3	Number one, we've got the latest on the
0:54.6	shutdown. Are we going to find a way out of it? Number two, you've got Mr. Jeffries in Texas. And number
1:01.9	three, the Golden Dome, the Trump administration wants more funds and Congress wants to know more
1:07.6	about what exactly it is. All right, Jake, let's get into it. We are continuing
1:11.7	this holiday recess week here in Washington with both chambers out of session, but there is paper
1:18.1	that is being traded as we try to find a potential way out of this DHS shutdown. Yeah, paper being
1:26.1	traded. It's interesting that you say that because I kind of want to
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