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House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown

Johnson helped clear the way for the House to pass broader DHS funding while pursuing immigration enforcement money separately.

House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
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The House approved bipartisan funding for much of the Department of Homeland Security, and President Donald Trump signed it Thursday, ending the agency’s record shutdown. Immigration enforcement funding was excluded and is set to be pursued separately.

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House Speaker who helped advance a separate funding path for immigration enforcement

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who signed the funding measure and had arranged temporary pay for some DHS workers

Chip Roy
R · TX-21

Representative who criticized separating immigration enforcement funding from the broader DHS measure

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Former Homeland Security secretary

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary who commented on agency finances and the shutdown

House Appropriations Committee ranking member who proposed the bipartisan funding measure

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Mike Johnson Backs DHS Bill Ending Record Shutdown

The House passed a bill funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, and the record shutdown ended. The measure left immigration-enforcement funding out. Left-leaning outlets cast Johnson’s move to bring the Senate bill forward as a retreat and a win for Democrats. Center outlets focus on the bipartisan bill ending the shutdown while enforcement funding remains separate. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republicans’ separate funding path for immigration enforcement, alongside Johnson’s eventual support for the Senate measure.

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