US House Passes Stopgap Bill as Department of Homeland Security Shutdown Nears a Record Length

The House of Representatives passed a sixty-day stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security as the current government shutdown on track to become the longest in history continues.Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a competing Senate proposal that excluded funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Donald Trump declared a national emergency to pay airport security workers.The legislative impasse began after Democrats blocked funding following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during a Minnesota immigration operation.
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