Executive Branch

Trump Signs DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown

The department had been partially shuttered for 76 days, resulting in long Transportation Security Administration lines at airports nationwide.
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Trump Signs DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Joseph Lord
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President Donald Trump on April 30 signed legislation ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown after 11 weeks.

The department had been partially shuttered for 76 days since Feb. 14, resulting in long Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines at airports nationwide.

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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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