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DHS blames funding lapse for shutdown of internal detention oversight

The office investigates detainee deaths and access to medical care, among other issues. It's being wound down, even as the number of detention deaths and length of detention stays...

Closures Contributed to Deep Cuts in April

Closures Contributed to Deep Cuts in April Josh Moody Mon, 05/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Colleges announced hundreds of layoffs and buyouts last month as many w...

"A breaking point": Inside the 68-day DHS shutdown

In a department built to respond to catastrophic threats, employees have been reduced to bartering for office supplies.

DHS watchdog paused some probes of immigration enforcement amid shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has paused an ongoing audit of no-bid contracts due to the continuing shutdown of funding to the agency, as well as reviews...

Shutdowns Persist Because Congress Pays No Price

TSA officers screened 3 million passengers a day this spring. They did it without paychecks. Some sold plasma to pay their bills. Others slept in their cars. Some just quit. Sixty...

Off the news: Congress funds DHS, ends shutdown

Yes, there still was a partial federal government shutdown going on — from Feb. 14 until Thursday, when Congress finally passed a bill to fully fund the Department of Homeland Secu...

Federal funding lapse disrupts NFFF Memorial Weekend ahead of annual tribute

Shutdown shutters the Emmitsburg campus to the public, but officials say Memorial Weekend ceremonies honoring 204 fallen firefighters will still proceed

National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend Events will be Impacted by Shutdown

Fire and EMS personnel are encouraged to contact their Congressional representatives to request the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial be accessible during the May 2-3 weekend ev...

Homeland Security Shutdown Ends

Politico: “President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation on Thursday to fund key agencies at the Department of Homeland Security, officially concluding the record-breaking s...

Homeland Security shutdown ends hours before workers would have gone without pay again

The 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security -- the longest funding lapse in U.S. history -- is over.

End of Shutdown Has America Asking: What Was the Point?

DHS Shutdown Finally Ends With an Exhausted Whimper

The House abruptly passed the Senate-approved funding bill without a recorded vote, saving face for everybody.

Federal shutdown support bill would aid Delaware workers

A Delaware bill would provide interest-free loans, free public transit and tax relief to federal workers affected by a government shutdown.

‘Legislative Terrorists’: Schmitt Warns Democrats Are Driving Toward Another Government Shutdown

Americans are no stranger to government shutdowns after facing the longest in history last year, but now the GOP is warning another one is on the way. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is...

Perez: Shutdown was wrongheaded

This week, Congress ended the longest shutdown of any federal agency in our nation’s 250-year history. It accomplished nothing it set out to accomplish, and Americans deserve a cle...

Utility shutoffs, mounting debt — Coast Guard endures hardships in ongoing shutdown

Coast Guard members and civilian employees are wondering whether they will get paid as the partial government shutdown continues.

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

Congress has ended the record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And, May Day demonstrations across the U.S. are expected to draw crowds protesting the Trump...

Homeland Security shutdown drags on, but Trump says he’ll sign order to pay all employees

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday that would end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, sending the same bill it passed last week to the Hous...

Record-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown ends

The House on Thursday approved a Senate-passed bill that would fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the record 75-day shutdown of the sprawling federal agency....

Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

This attempt is to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking impasses in the past year.

The Homeland Security Shutdown Ends

Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Bo...

Record-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown ends

The House on Thursday approved a Senate-passed bill that would fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the record 75-day shutdown of the sprawling federal agency....

Trump ends 76-day government shutdown with DHS funding bill

The shutdown's end may prompt future legislative battles over immigration funding, impacting political dynamics and market stability. The post Trump ends 76-day government shutdown...