The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to partially reopen the Department of Homeland Security, a step toward ending the longest-ever partial government shutdown.
The measure, which does not include funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border patrol, now goes back to the House, where GOP members snubbed it last week and approved an entirely different plan that fully funded DHS.
The House is expected to consider the partial-funding measure this time, after Speaker Mike Johnson announced a two-track plan with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday. Under the ambitious agreement, GOP leaders
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