What to know after House passes Homeland Security funding and ends historic shutdown
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Key Points:
- The longest government shutdown in history ended as President Trump signed a House-passed bill to fund most of the Homeland Security Department, allowing federal security workers to be paid and work to resume.
- The shutdown ended after House Republicans, under pressure from President Trump and party leaders, agreed to a funding bill that excludes ICE and Border Patrol for now, with discussions on ICE funding ongoing.
- Democrats initially triggered the shutdown over ICE conduct concerns, but no official changes to ICE policies were made in the funding bill.
- The House also passed a short-term 45-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), allowing more time for negotiations on reforms related to foreign surveillance powers.
- President Trump withdrew the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general due to questions about her experience and vaccine stance, and instead nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier, a breast imaging expert and FOX News medical contributor.
