Congress Ends Longest DHS Shutdown with Bipartisan Funding Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), effectively ending the longest government agency shutdown in history. The shutdown, which lasted 75 days, had caused significant disruptions, including the resignation of over 1,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. The new legislation funds most of the DHS, excluding immigration enforcement operations, which remain a contentious issue. The bill's passage followed intense negotiations and a last-minute deal over unrelated ethanol fuel provisions. The House's approval came after the Senate had unanimously passed the package weeks earlier. The shutdown had put pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose narrow majority struggled to break the deadlock. The White House had warned that without action, it would soon run out of funds to pay DHS employees, raising concerns about national security and airport operations. 
