"The U.S. House abruptly ended the 75-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security - the longest partial government shutdown in history - on a voice vote today. This is the same DHS funding bill that the House has refused to even consider since the Senate first passed it unanimously over a month ago."
"With this assurance that unencumbered money for ICE and the Border Patrol was on its way, House Republicans apparently decided to stop taking hostage the rest of DHS, including TSA, FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and various anti-terrorism programs."
"It's unclear if there was some additional presidential arm-twisting of hardcore House Freedom Caucus members to get them on board with the Senate-hatched plan to reopen DHS while setting up the mechanism for ICE funding, or if some side inducements were offered to the hardliners."
The U.S. House ended a 75-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the longest in history, through a voice vote. This decision followed a series of complex negotiations within the House Republican Caucus involving FISA reauthorization, a farm bill, and a budget resolution. House Republicans agreed to stop holding DHS funding hostage, ensuring money for ICE and Border Patrol. The White House emphasized the urgency of the situation as funds for DHS employees were running out, particularly affecting TSA agents at airports.
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