Trump Signs Bill Ending 35-Day Partial Government Shutdown
President Trump signed legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security, concluding the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The measure passed the House with bipartisan support despite internal Republican opposition. However, funding for certain agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement remains unresolved.
Nbc NewsPresident Trump signed a bill on Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record shutdown that lasted 75 days according to multiple reports. The funding lapse, described as the longest in U.S. history, affected DHS operations and left workers facing potential missed paychecks.
The House passed the DHS funding bill earlier this week, using a special maneuver to overcome opposition within the Republican party. Republicans relied on Democratic cooperation to advance the measure to the floor and secure its passage. The Washington Post reported that House Republican leaders had initially cited a technical problem with the Senate-passed version, making it impossible for them to support it.
The shutdown lasted 76 days according to The Washington Times, while Fox News and NBC News cited 75 days, and Politico noted it exceeded 10 weeks. This discrepancy in duration highlights varying counts across sources, but all agree it set a record for the longest funding lapse. The resolution came hours before additional furloughs and missed paychecks would have impacted workers again.
The DHS funding resolution occurred amid other national news, including rising gas prices linked to ongoing tensions with Iran. NBC News reported the national average for gas prices reached $4.30 a gallon, surging to a four-year high as President Trump vowed to maintain a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Separately, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution banning senators and their staff from trading on prediction markets, amending internal rules to prohibit such transactions. The House may consider a similar ban, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise telling Semafor that leadership would review it.
“We’ve been working on that. I want to make sure we get the language right.”
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, who co-leads a proposed House ban, expressed optimism that the Senate action would encourage support in the House. In energy news, President Trump approved a major new oil pipeline expansion from Canada to the U.S., stretching from the Montana border through Wyoming.
The 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion requires additional state and federal approvals before construction.
The network reported on Elon Musk testifying in a trial against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Severe weather caused widespread damage in Texas, according to NBC News.
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