House approves bill that would end DHS shutdown, but roadblocks remain in Senate

Source: CBS News

Updated on: March 5, 2026 / 4:53 PM EST


Washington — The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, but Senate Democrats blocked similar legislation across the Capitol, meaning the partial government shutdown will continue for now.

The House approved the measure to fund DHS through September in a 221 to 209 vote. Earlier in the day, the Senate voted 51 to 45 to move forward, failing for a third time to reach a 60-vote threshold needed to advance.

GOP leaders have called on their colleagues across the aisle to support a bipartisan agreement that appropriators reached earlier this year to fund DHS through September. But that deal was reached before a second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis in January, which prompted Democrats to oppose any funding for the department without reforms to immigration enforcement.

President Trump announced shortly before the Senate vote that he was replacing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, adding a new twist to negotiations. Some Democrats indicated the move could help lead to a compromise. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said earlier that "it might be easier for us to negotiate" on DHS funding if Noem was fired.

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