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Apr. 3, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTByMychael Schnell Apr. 3, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., may havewon the battle, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.,won the war— just not before President Donald Trump left both menpolitically bruised.The Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and the Republican efforts to resolve it, exposed deep fractures between Johnson and Thune.The Senate leader appeared to havebroken the impasseearly Friday morning, when the Senate unanimously ba