House Passes DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown

0:00It's April 30, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Birmingham News Today, local news powered by AI. The House just passed the bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, but skipping its immigration enforcement arms. This ends the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history, and now it heads straight to President Trump's desk for a signature. Earlier this month, the Senate gave a unanimous approval, but it sat stalled in the House amid Republican infighting over the details. Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated the win, saying his slim G.O.P. majority deliver for folks despite the drama, and Democrats walked away empty handed on. Their demands. On the flip side, Democrat Benny Thompson called it, Republicans, finally caving after dragging their feet and hurting DHS workers. The shutdown kicked off February 14, leaving thousands of employees without paychecks and causing real family hardships even as some Trump. Immigration priorities kept separate funding. With this bipartisan push, clearing the final hurdle by quit voice vote, DHS gears

1:02up to stabilize, though the border security battles show no signs. Of cooling down.