House Ends Record 76-Day Shutdown—War Over ICE, Border Patrol Funding Just Beginning

A record 76-day government shutdown ended on Thursday when the House voted to restart funding for much of the Department of Homeland Security, ending weeks of disruption for workers and averting looming airport delays—while leaving a fierce fight over immigration enforcement unresolved.The bipartisan measure, approved after stalling for more than two months, keeps agencies like the Transportation Security Administration operating but excludes funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol.The funding approval fails to end the immigration clash between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and GOP leaders have already launched a separate effort to bankroll enforcement operations ahead of the key November midterm elections."Despite unrelenting predictions from many of you today in the press that we would fail this week, we did exactly the opposite," Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters shortly after the vote while taking a shot at his colleagues across the aisle. "ICE and CBP are funded for 3 years. Democrats got absolutely nothing for their political charade and shenanigans out of that."Newsweek reached out to DHS for comment via email Thursday afternoon....How Did The House Vote?Thursday's vote came after weeks of delay surrounding the funding of DHS. The resolution includes