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House passes DHS funding and ends historic shutdown

Season 2026 Episode 90 | 4m 30s

The longest shutdown of a U.S. government agency in history has ended, after Trump signed a House-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. The administration had warned that money to pay thousands of federal security workers would run out after Thursday without new funding. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the latest from the Capitol.

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