Politics of midterm groundwork

The House is returning today to pick up the pieces of a funding fight that plunged the government into another shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is faced with the prospect of getting Republicans in line with a razor-thin majority, while Democrats hash out the reforms that they want to see ICE undertake in the wake of the Trump administration’s unprecedented mass deportation agenda and immigration crackdown. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns break down the debate that’s gripping Congress this week. Plus, Trump’s foray into legacy building — literally — continues.