{"id":11319,"date":"2026-03-02T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/mccarthy-urges-democrats-to-do-your-job-as-dhs-funding-stall-heightens-security-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:01:41","slug":"mccarthy-urges-democrats-to-do-your-job-as-dhs-funding-stall-heightens-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/mccarthy-urges-democrats-to-do-your-job-as-dhs-funding-stall-heightens-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy urges Democrats to \u2018do your job\u2019 as DHS funding stall heightens security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a>, R-Calif., is sounding alarms as the FBI places its counterterrorism teams on high alert, warning Democrats that stalling funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could carry serious national security consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there is some type of attack within America, it is going to be on the Democrats who faulted by not funding DHS during this critical time and<i> <\/i>allowing the border to be open during [the Biden administration],&#8221; McCarthy told &#8220;The Sunday Briefing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I was a Democrat \u2013 I usually don&#8217;t like to give them advice, but this is too critical for the security of America \u2013 go back to Washington, fund DHS now,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s comments came Sunday, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/terror\/counter-terrorism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American counterterrorism agencies<\/a> quietly monitored suspected sleeper cells on U.S. soil in the wake of joint U.S.\u2013Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/defense\/wars\/war-with-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>strikes on Iran<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-warns-democrats-dhs-shutdown-could-jeopardize-world-cup-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GOP WARNS DEMOCRATS&#8217; DHS SHUTDOWN COULD JEOPARDIZE WORLD CUP SECURITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The strikes resulted in the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The offensive measure also led to the U.S. adversary vowing retaliation and a myriad of warnings from security experts like former assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/after-u-s-israel-strike-kills-iranian-leaders-fbi-shifts-high-alert-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">told Fox News<\/a>, &#8220;If ever there&#8217;s going to have a Hezbollah cell or a Hamas cell act in the United States in a violent way, it&#8217;s now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI said a mass shooting in Austin, Texas, that left three people dead, including the shooter, and 14 others injured early Sunday is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dhs-funding-stalemate-thaws-white-house-sends-democrats-serious-counteroffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DHS FUNDING STALEMATE THAWS AS WHITE HOUSE SENDS DEMOCRATS &#8216;SERIOUS&#8217; COUNTEROFFER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/deadly-shooting-in-austin-that-killed-3-may-be-act-of-terrorism-fbi-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Federal law enforcement sources<\/a> told Fox News the suspect, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Senegal, was wearing clothing that said &#8220;Allah&#8221; on it and an undershirt featuring an Iranian flag.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy criticized Democrats&#8217; push for a vote on War Powers resolutions as a &#8220;very stupid play&#8221; as DHS funding remains stalled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here&#8217;s the Democrats, who first voted to fund DHS and then voted against the exact same bill where it shut down. 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