Congress votes to end record shutdown, sending DHS funding bill to Trump's desk

Key Points:

• The House approved a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a record 75-day shutdown of the agency, with President Trump pledging to sign it into law.
• The bill does not provide new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but Republicans plan to secure funding for these agencies through a separate budget resolution passed by the House and Senate.
• DHS agencies such as FEMA, the Coast Guard, TSA, and Secret Service will be funded through the fiscal year ending September 30 once the bill is signed, ensuring no further shutdown impacts on their operations.
• The shutdown began due to Democratic demands for immigration enforcement reforms, which were rejected by Republicans; however, recent budget resolutions aim to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years without Democratic support.
• Lawmakers still face a critical deadline to extend a foreign spying program (FISA Section 702) before it expires, with bipartisan concerns about the national security implications if authorization lapses.