
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., arrives for a closed-door meeting with fellow Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., arrives for a closed-door meeting with fellow Republican senators at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)