House votes to end partial shutdown but Homeland Security negotiations on thin ice

Published February 3, 2026 2:13pm ET



A partial shutdown is ending after the House voted Tuesday to reopen the government, but a full-year Department of Homeland Security funding deal remains elusive as Democrats press immigration enforcement reform demands.

The House voted 217-214 on an appropriations package that includes five full-year funding bills and a 10-day continuing resolution to fund the DHS. The deal kicks the funding deadline for the department down the road to Feb. 13, when lawmakers will either need a negotiated bill or another short-term spending deal.

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