Partial US government shutdown ends after Congress votes to fund DHS
Congress advances Homeland Security funding after Republicans used procedural tool to pass up to $75bn for ICE and border patrol Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A historically long 75-day partial government shutdown has ended after the House voted narrowly to advance funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a late-night Republican rally to boost a GOP budget blueprint. The tides turned on Wednesday evening when the House passed
Republican-controlled House approved bipartisan measure to fund much of DHS, including Secret Service and TSA
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The US House of Representatives has voted to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security – excluding immigration enforcement operations – and end the longest government agency shutdown in history.
The deal struck on Thursday aims to draw a line under a 75-day impasse that had threatened airport chaos and exposed fresh strains within the Republican party.
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