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Congress Votes to Reopen Homeland Security Department, Ending Longest-Ever Partial Shutdown

HeadlineMay 01, 2026

House lawmakers on Thursday voted to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record 76-day partial shutdown and the agency’s longest in U.S. history. The approved budget bill signed into law by Trump excludes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, but reopens key parts of DHS, including the Transportation Security Administration.

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