DHS Secretary Urges Congress To Stop Using His Agency's Budget As A 'Political Football'

With less than a month to go until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding and no clear end in sight to the gridlock that's preventing Congress from approving more, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warned lawmakers Thursday not to threaten his agency's budget over immigration disputes.

"The clock to February 27 is ticking," he said in a speech at the Wilson Center in Washington. "In these times, the Homeland Security budget of this government should not be a political football."

Congress is currently embroiled in a debate...