The Senate must now decide whether to take up the House’s rival DHS bill or hold firm on its own deal — with both chambers leaving for Easter recess, that vote won’t happen immediately, meaning the shutdown extends into April. The 42-day milestone making this the longest partial shutdown in history is already being invoked, and any further TSA staffing disruptions over the holiday travel weekend will intensify pressure on both sides. Watch whether Senate Majority Leader Thune signals a willingness to accept the House bill when lawmakers return…the uselessness continues.
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The House passed a short-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through May 22, rejecting a separate Senate-passed deal to reopen DHS. The two chambers passed conflicting legislation on the same day, ensuring the partial government shutdown — already one of the longest in U.S. history — will continue, with lawmakers departing Washington for Easter recess.
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The Senate must now decide whether to take up the House’s rival DHS bill or hold firm on its own deal — with both chambers leaving for Easter recess, that vote won’t happen immediately, meaning the shutdown extends into April. The 42-day milestone making this the longest partial shutdown in history is already being invoked, and any further TSA staffing disruptions over the holiday travel weekend will intensify pressure on both sides. Watch whether Senate Majority Leader Thune signals a willingness to accept the House bill when lawmakers return…the uselessness continues.
The House passed a short-term bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through May 22, rejecting a separate Senate-passed deal to reopen DHS. The two chambers passed conflicting legislation on the same day, ensuring the partial government shutdown — already one of the longest in U.S. history — will continue, with lawmakers departing Washington for Easter recess.