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US Congress votes to end record government shutdown

US Congress votes to end record government shutdown

The US Congress on Thursday approved funding for most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a record-breaking partial government shutdown that has disrupted critical agencies for more than two months. The House approved the measure, already passed by the Senate, sending it to President Donald Trump for

DHS shutdown ends after 76 days

(The Center Square) – After weeks of delay, the U.S. House on Thursday approved the Senate’s legislation reopening the Department of Homeland Security. President Donald Trump signed the legislation shortly after, ending the 76-day DHS shutdown. All agencies except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and

Republicans unveil budget resolution allotting up to $140 billion for ICE, CBP

(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate Republicans released a blueprint for their immigration enforcement funding bill Tuesday, paving the way to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for 67 days. The budget resolution directs the congressional Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to craft a budget

Senate Republicans buckle in for reconciliation bill funding ICE, border patrol

(The Center Square) – Senate Republican leaders have secured President Donald Trump’s endorsement for a second budget reconciliation bill that would provide funding for ICE and Border Patrol. Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., began the process of crafting the

Congress to tackle DHS shutdown, govt. funding, voter ID bill on return

(The Center Square) – After two weeks of recess, Congress returns Monday facing a still-shuttered Homeland Security department and a massive legislative to-do list. Government shutdown and ICE & CBP funding: By Monday, the Department of Homeland Security will have operated 55 days without core funding – the longest government

Vacationing lawmakers point fingers over DHS shutdown as Trump urges their return

(The Center Square) – On its 44th day, the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is officially the longest government shutdown in American history. Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress, however, are pointing fingers rather than canceling their scheduled two-week recess, and President Donald Trump is unhappy. White House