Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 21, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The House of Representatives voted Thursday to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The House passed a bill funding DHS, minus dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. …