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2026 united states federal government shutdowns

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