House Reopens Homeland Security Funding, Ends 76-Day Shutdown

The House approved a stalled funding package to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record 76-day shutdown after Republicans used a procedural move to push the bill through with Democratic help. The measure funds DHS through Sept. 30, but leaves ICE and parts of the border patrol funded separately by a Republican-only bill. The White House had urged immediate passage, and negotiations over new restrictions on immigration enforcement had stalled for weeks. The episode highlights ongoing tensions over how Congress funds federal agencies and conducts immigration policy, even as a separate $70 billion immigration-enforcement package is advanced outside regular processes.