The US Senate passed a temporary spending bill to fund the federal government through December 11, avoiding a shutdown ahead of November elections and barring fund-shifting to the Border Patrol.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will now be required to wear body cameras during most traffic stops, a policy change announced by White House border czar Tom Homan. This follows two fatal shootings by ICE officers without cameras in Texas and Maine within a week, prompting calls for accountability.
Volunteers and former administrators have restored the content of climate.gov, a US government website shut down by the current administration. The new site, climate.us, aims to provide public access to climate research and data previously housed on the official site.
President Trump signed a spending bill ending the 76-day partial government shutdown that caused chaos at US airports. The legislation funds the Department of Homeland Security but excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection. The shutdown, which began in February, resulted from partisan disputes over immigration enforcement funding, with Democrats demanding reforms after deadly shootings in Minnesota and Republicans pushing for full agency funding.
US lawmakers have voted to end a 76-day partial government shutdown after the House approved a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The measure reopens DHS but does not fund ICE or CBP, the two agencies at the center of a standoff with Democrats who demanded reforms following deadly shootings in Minnesota involving federal immigration officers. TSA agents, who were working without pay, will now receive their paychecks.
President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, ending a partial government shutdown that began in February. The House approved the measure hours earlier after the Senate passed it unanimously five weeks prior. The bill does not include funding for ICE and parts of CBP, which lawmakers are attempting to fully fund through budget reconciliation by June 1. Democrats refused to fund immigration enforcement after two U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents during a January immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
US Congress approved funding for Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, ending a 75-day partial government shutdown — the longest in US history. The measure funds key agencies through September 30 but does not include new immigration or border enforcement money, leaving the political dispute unresolved. Sent to President Trump for signature.
US lawmakers have voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 76-day partial government shutdown over immigration enforcement operations. The House approved a Senate-passed bill via voice vote, restoring funding to DHS which had continued running without routine funds since February 14. The measure, supported by President Donald Trump, reopens DHS but does not include new funding for ICE or Border Patrol. The bill now goes to the president to sign.
The House passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, ending a partial government shutdown that began in February. The legislation, which passed after over a month of House Republican opposition, had advanced unanimously from the Senate in late March. The White House warned emergency funding would run out by Friday, potentially causing missed paychecks for TSA agents and airport delays.
The US economy expanded at a 2% annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, rebounding from the previous quarter's weak performance after a 43-day federal government shutdown. Strong government and business investment offset slower consumer spending and a weak housing market, but rising energy prices and uncertainty from the Iran conflict are clouding the economic outlook.
