The Shutdown Ends, But the Real DHS Fight Is Just Beginning

After a two-day government shutdown and a rare return to regular order, Congress passed a funding package that excludes full-year DHS funding.

On February 3, 2026, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a five-bill government funding package that had already cleared the Senate days earlier. Hours later, President Trump signed it into law, officially ending a two-day partial government shutdown that began when the previous continuing resolution expired at midnight on February 1.

The legisl…