House Expected to Vote on Partial DHS Funding Bill; Israel Warns Attacks on Iran ‘Will Escalate and Expand’

The Senate unanimously advanced legislation on March 27, approving funding for all components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and some parts of Customs and Border Protection. The bill to fund the DHS now heads to the House of Representatives for a vote expected on the same day.
Israel has accelerated its air campaign against Iran’s military-industrial base, seeking to inflict maximum damage on weapons production and missile infrastructure as the possibility of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire begins to take shape. Senior officials in Jerusalem told Epoch Magazine Israel that Israeli planners are preparing for a scenario in which President Donald Trump could declare a cease-fire within days or weeks….