Senate Majority Leader John Thune has an eleventh-hour plan to avoid a "blackout" of FISA Section 702, but he's running out of ideas — and patience — on how to end the 73-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Why it matters: Thune's frustration with House members has been building all week — and it's only Tuesday.

• A FISA extension that includes a ban on a central bank digital currency is "dead on arrival over here," Thune said. "They know that."
• A short-term extension "would not be ideal," he added. "But all options will be on the table to ensure that we don't have a blackout."

Between the lines: Thune and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) have been working on a three-year extension that "could get a significant bipartisan vote" in both chambers.

• "We'll see if that lands," Thune said.

Driving the news: Thune got a late assist tonight from the Office of Management and Budget, which urged the House to "immediately" pass the DHS funding bill that cleared the Senate on April 2.

• "Immediate passage of S. Con. Res. 33, as passed by the Senate, will ensure swift passage of a reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the remainder of the President's term," states the memo, first reported by Punchbowl.
• "If this funding is exhausted, the Administration will be unable to pay all DHS personnel beginning in May," the memo adds, warning of disruptions to air travel, unpaid law enforcement — including Secret Service and Coast Guard — and broader national security risks.

The bottom line: Thune is still open to a semantic tweak to win over House conservatives on DHS funding.

• But he noted — archly — that the bill "passed, not once, but twice by unanimous consent over here."
• "I don't know what else we can do at this point," he said.

— Hans Nichols

The House canceled votes tonight, the latest sign that "hell week" is coming true for Speaker Mike Johnson.

🔮 Why it matters: Johnson has three must-pass items on his agenda this week. But it took a two-day marathon at the House Rules Committee to move them to the House floor. (It finally did it tonight in a 9-4 vote).

1. FISA Section 702: Stuck over numerous issues, expires Thursday night. Johnson can play for time with another short-term extension or rely on a Senate bailout.
2. Farm bill: Stuck over a MAHA fight on pesticides. Leaders have agreed on an amendment vote on pesticides, Politico reports, but it's in trouble on the floor.
3. Homeland Security funding: The shutdown is on Day 73 and DHS is warning it can't pay staff for much longer.

🧊 Driving the news: The White House is siding with the Senate on DHS funding, urging the House to cave on the government shutdown (see item No. 1).

• But House Republicans are unified against ending the shutdown until the Senate passes a reconciliation bill.
• "There are very few things that garner the strong support of every member of our conference [and] that one was roundly rejected," House Budget Committee chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) told us last night about voting for the Senate-passed bill.

🚜 Between the lines: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is a "no" on the "rule" for the farm bill after Republicans on House Rules voted down her amendments, she tweeted today.

— Kate Santaliz and Justin Green