By Douglas V. Gibbs
A bill has passed both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, funding all Department of Homeland Security agencies short of ICE and Border Patrol. President Donald Trump signed the bill Thursday afternoon. The new law formally ends the partial government shutdown.
Republicans indicate they plan to propose a reconciliation package that will not need to meet a 60-vote cloture in the U.S. Senate to separately approve funding for ICE and Border Patrol for the remainder of Trump’s presidency.
The partial government shutdown lasted 76 days.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
