Partial Shutdown

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Senate-backed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record-long partial government shutdown. This action resolves the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Lawmakers are returning to Washington as tensions persist over TSA employee pay, complicating efforts to resolve the partial government shutdown. The dispute stems from a last-minute Senate Republican measure to fund most operations before the Easter recess, creating uncertainty about future paychecks for DHS staff.