{"id":2597349,"date":"2026-04-30T19:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-dhs-funding-bill-in-end-to-monthslong-political-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:30:12","slug":"trump-signs-dhs-funding-bill-in-end-to-monthslong-political-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-dhs-funding-bill-in-end-to-monthslong-political-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs DHS funding bill in end to monthslong political battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-signs-dhs-funding-bill-in-end-to-monthslong-political-battle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday that funds most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the 76-day partial government shutdown that started Feb. 14.The bill was approved by the House earlier that day and announced by the White House in the afternoon; Trump did not comment instantly on social media. agencies under DHS such as the TSA and Secret Service will be fully funded through Sept. 30, but immigration enforcement agencies-ICE and Customs and Border Protection-are excluded and will be funded through a separate GOP measure using budget reconciliation. <\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department is \u201cback open,\u201d calling it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanksgiving-looming-government-shutdown-could-cause-disaster-for-holiday-travel\/\" title=\"Thanksgiving: Looming government shutdown could cause disaster for holi... travel\">longest shutdown<\/a> in U.S. history and criticizing Democrats for forcing it. Congress is expected to be in recess soon, so Republicans have only a few weeks to pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-trillion-deficit-projection-sparks-conservative-demands-for-spending-cuts-major-budget-reforms\/\" title=\"Conservatives demand spending cuts and budget reforms due to  trillion deficit projection.\">remaining bill<\/a>(s) and get them to Trump\u2019s desk before the June 1 deadline.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed a bill on Thursday to fund most of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, marking an end to the 76-day partial <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"18\">government shutdown<\/a> that began on Feb. 14.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> announced the president\u2019s signing of the legislation on Thursday afternoon after it passed the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> hours earlier. 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The two agencies that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enforce federal immigration operations<\/a> are not included in the bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Funding for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1764\">Customs and Border Protection<\/a> will be granted through a separate GOP bill that\u2019s going through a legislative process known as budget reconciliation. It was the only way for Republicans to fund ICE and CBP without making major concessions, given Democratic opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548553\/house-gop-ice-cbp-funding-reconciliation\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548553\/house-gop-ice-cbp-funding-reconciliation\/\">advanced<\/a> that spending bill on Wednesday after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> did the same last week. It just needs to be approved in both chambers by June 1, the deadline that Trump imposed on Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Congress is going on recess soon and won\u2019t return until mid-May, leaving Republican lawmakers a few weeks to pass the bill and send it to the president\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4548895\/house-passes-funding-bill-reopen-dhs\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4548895\/house-passes-funding-bill-reopen-dhs\/\">HOUSE PASSES FUNDING BILL TO REOPEN DHS MINUS BORDER ENFORCEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21441\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> said his department is \u201cback open\u201d after 76 days, setting a record for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-cant-be-successful-until-mitch-mcconnell-is-gone\/\" title=\"GOP Can...t Be Successful Until Mitch McConnell Is Gone\">longest government shutdown<\/a> in U.S. history after the 43-day federal funding lapse last fall. He added that the \u201cDemocrat shutdown\u201d should never have happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo our great, patriotic employees who have continued to protect the homeland every single day without a guaranteed paycheck \u2014 thank you,\u201d Mullin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2049920303497683369\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2049920303497683369\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cPresident Trump and I are very grateful to be in the fight with you to Make America Safe Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending 76-day partial shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2597350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26120688886964.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7492,47167,3634],"class_list":["post-2597349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dhs","tag-funding-bill","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26120688886964.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597353,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597349\/revisions\/2597353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}