The House has sent a measure to President Trump's desk that, with his signature, will officially end the longest shutdown in American history.

Republicans plan to go it alone on immigration funding by using a special process that lets them sidestep the Democratic filibuster.

The federal government remains in a partial shutdown today, Monday, April 13, as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse enters its ninth week, with no firm timeline for a House vote to reopen the agency, despite Congress returning from ...

The record-breaking shutdown is finally on track to ending as a House voice vote sends funding bill to President Trump's desk.

The bill, already passed in the US Senate, now moves to the desk of President Donald Trump who is expected to swiftly sign the legislation.

The Department of Homeland previously said 450 employees had quit by the end of March

DHS funding also supports airport security, disaster relief, coastal safety and other national security operations. Republicans are planning to pass more funding for the department via a reconciliation bill,

After 76 days, Congress finally pushed through a bill to fund non-immigration agencies at DHS. But those who are left to pick up the pieces say the hangover will linger.