US House passes bill funding much of DHS, ending agency’s longest shutdown
by David Smith in Washington from on (#75ANK)
Bipartisan measure includes funding for Secret Service and TSA, but excludes immigration enforcement operations
The US House of Representatives has voted to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security - excluding immigration enforcement operations - and end the longest government agency shutdown in history.
The deal struck on Thursday aims to draw a line under a 75-day impasse that had threatened airport chaos and exposed fresh strains within the Republican party.
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