"The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a funding measure that will end the partial government shutdown, while giving Democrats time to negotiate with the White House and Congress's Republican leaders over restrictions on Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the $1.2tn appropriations measure by a 217-214 vote, with all but 21 Republicans voting in favor and all but 21 Democrats against. Trump is expected to sign it, ending the shutdown that began after midnight last Friday."
"The funding lapse occurred after Democrats refused to approve continued funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Democrats have demanded a host of guardrails be imposed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies involved in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Among their conditions is the requirement that federal agents wear body cameras and cease wearing masks, follow a code of conduct and obtain arrest warrants for people in the country illegally."
"What Democrats want is exceedingly commonsense, the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a floor speech earlier on Tuesday. Democrats initially blocked passage of the spending package in the Senate last week, prompting the White House to agree to a deal by which the DHS would be funded for two weeks while the rest of the departments would have spending authorized through September, when the 2026 fiscal year ends."
The House approved a $1.2tn appropriations bill 217-214, ending a partial government shutdown expected to be signed by the president. The shutdown halted operations at defense, HHS, Labor and Transportation after Democrats withheld DHS funding following killings by federal agents of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis amid an enforcement surge. Democrats demand guardrails on ICE and related agencies, including body cameras, bans on masks, a code of conduct and requiring arrest warrants for undocumented people. The White House agreed to fund DHS for two weeks while other departments receive funding through September, when fiscal year 2026 ends.
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