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US passes law to resume DHS funding and end partial government shutdown
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US passes law to resume DHS funding and end partial government shutdown

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·about 1 month ago
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House approves funding measure, which excludes ICE, ending weeks-long crisis that left many federal workers without pay. President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill to resume funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the United States House of Representatives has passed the Senate-approved proposal. The adoption of the bill, which did not include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP), by a voice vote on Thursday ended an 11-week partial government shutdown. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Trump approval dips to record low amid Iran war, inflation woes: Poll list 2 of 3 Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens list 3 of 3 US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF end of list Although the two agencies have ample funding through previously approved laws, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson initially opposed the measure for excluding them.…

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