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House Passes DHS Funding Bill Amid Shutdown

Republicans say that funding the department is urgent amid the war in Iran and the risk of retaliatory terrorist attacks.
House Passes DHS Funding Bill Amid Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
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WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown.

The vote was 221–209. Four Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for it.

Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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