House approves eight-week DHS stopgap, widening rift over immigration funding

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House approves eight-week DHS stopgap, widening rift over immigration funding
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The US House passed an eight-week stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security by 213-203 after rejecting a bipartisan Senate deal that would have funded DHS but excluded ICE and the border patrol, prolonging a budget standoff that has disrupted air travel and left TSA staff unpaid. Democrats seek ICE reforms, while Republicans argue for funding with conditions; the White House says Trump ordered funds to pay TSA wages, and both chambers must approve the same version before it goes to the president.

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