This episode of Congress in Context examines a day of intense legislative friction and procedural chaos as the 119th Congress navigates a persistent shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and the looming expiration of key intelligence authorities. We break down the contentious debate over the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, highlighting the struggle to balance vital overseas intelligence gathering against the controversial absence of a judicial warrant requirement for searching Americans' private communications. The episode also probes the "reconciliation 2.0" budget battle, where a Republican push to bypass the DHS funding stalemate with $70 billion for ICE and CBP meets fierce Democratic opposition over alleged "campaigns of t ...