
House votes to end shutdown, but DHS funding fight remains
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House narrowly passes bill to end shutdown, but divisive DHS funding fight remains
The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the shutdown is far from over, and the government has given itself only a small window of borrowed time. Lisa Desjardins explains.
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House votes to end shutdown, but DHS funding fight remains
Clip: 2/3/2026 | 5m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
The four-day partial government shutdown is now over. In short succession Tuesday, lawmakers passed and Trump signed a funding package to fully reopen the federal government. But the policy fight over Trump’s immigration crackdown in U.S. cities that caused the shutdown is far from over, and the government has given itself only a small window of borrowed time. Lisa Desjardins explains.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGEOFF BENNETT: Welcome to the "News Hour."
The four-day partial government shutdown# is now over.
Lawmakers.. package today, which President Trump# then signed, reopening the government.
AMNA NAWAZ: But the policy fight behind this# shutdown over Mr.
Trump's immigration crackdown## is far from over.
And the government has given# itself just a small window of borrowed time,## as congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins# has been following and is now here to explain.
Lisa, good to see you.
LISA DESJARDINS: Good to s.. AMNA NAWAZ: So just .. LISA DESJARDINS: This narrowly passed the House.# It was close and there was a great deal of floor## drama.
And I'm going to talk a little bit about# it because it is important for what lies ahead.
The House does have the narrowest majority,# just a one-vote majority for Republicans,## in history.
And that was a factor today in# an hour or so that this bill was actually## failing on the House floor.
Here's why.# There were five Republicans who House## Speaker Johnson needed to vote yes.
They# either weren't voting or were voting no.
Most of them were trying to use this as# leverage to try and get a voter I.D.
law## passed.
But one of them, John Rose of Tennessee,# notably, the speaker said his problem was he's## running for the governor of Tennessee and# wants some more help from President Trump.
This is a major funding bill and yet it was held# up for that.
Now, this is important because,## as you say, now we still have a period of# time where DHS itself is not funded.
This is## just a short-term patch.
So, again, what happened# today was this law fully funds most agencies and## government, except for the Department of Homeland# Security, which has 10 days worth of funding.
During those 10 days, lawmakers are# supposed to negotiate a deal on ICE## and CBP.
But those frustrated Republicans today,## they're still frustrated.
One of them continued# to vote no, Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Our producer Kyle Midura caught up with# him and talked about his opposition.
KYLE MIDURA: Is it worth holding out for it or# you think that this is all just brought process?
REP.
THOMAS MASSIE (R-KY): We've got to# hold out for something at some point,## right?
Nobody's holding out for# anything here but me.
And I held## out for the Epstein files and got it done.# They got to start holding out for something.
LISA DESJARDINS: You hear that?# They got to start holding out for## something.
There's only 10 days left# until the next funding wall hits.
This was difficult, but I also want to# say they did manage to get funding passed,## mostly in a bipartisan way.
And, notably,## the appropriations process was starting# to work until it had this holdup.
AMNA NAWAZ: I hear you saying 10 days.
That# is a very short window to reach some kind of## deal when it comes to federal agents and ICE# conduct.
What do you know about those talks?
LISA DESJARDINS: Spent a lot of time working## on this today.
Let's look at the# rough contours of wh.. Democrats haven't presented one specific# plan, but here's what some of the Democrats## are demanding.
They want body cameras.
They# want no more masks.
They want ICE agents## to provide their I.D.s.
And some Democrats# want to require judicial warrants for ICE.
But here's the problem, where it's getting# complicated.
Here's a look at where Republicans## are in general.
We know DHS has already said# they will work to get body cameras on ICE agents,## but, as for masks, I.D.s, unclear exactly# where Republicans will come down on that.
And, Amna, Republicans, including the speaker,# have said they are against the idea of using## judicial warrants.
Another question here# is that Republicans, including the speaker,## want that vote on a voter I.D.
law, which is# unassociated with this.
They want to add it to it.
So here's what Speaker Johnson# said earlier today on both fronts.
REP.
MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA): This is a big priority# for not just House Republicans, but for the## American people.
And we will continue to attach# this to legislation and send it over.
And it will## be part of the discussion over the next couple# of weeks, and we will see how that shakes out.
But I suspect that some of the changes,# the procedural modifications with ICE,## Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will# be codified.
I mean, they have said that## they're willing to do some of this,# and so we will see how it comes out.
LISA DESJARDINS: That was big news, willing# to codify some of this, what Democrats want.
As for what they want exactly, Chuck Schumer,## the Democratic leader of the Senate, said# today he's ready to make the next move.
SEN.
CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): The House vote# just passed, and we're going to present a## serious proposal, detailed, along the outlines# of what we have talked about to the Republicans,## both in the Senate, the House and# the White House, very shortly.
LISA DESJARDINS: We're also# watching House Democrats.
They## don't necessarily agree with Senate Democrats.
AMNA NAWAZ: You mentioned those# judicial warrants.
That seems like## one of the most complicated pieces# here.
What do Democrats want there?
LISA DESJARDINS: I think we're going to be# talking a lot more about this in coming days,## but, quickly, the judicial warrants have# a much higher standard.
They have to go## through a judge, through a court, and# that's why Democrats want them.
They## want someone independent of ICE# reviewing that warrant process.
However, Republicans say, no, that's too high of## a standard in this situation.
That's# going to be a major point of debate.
AMNA NAWAZ: So, bottom line for today, Lisa,# when do we expect the full government to reopen?
LISA DESJARDINS: Imagine this.
Right now,# the government is reopening.
As you said,## President Trump signed the law.
Those# many workers who didn't show up today,## who had a brief furlough,# they will be back tomorrow.
But, again, stay tuned because the# Department of Homeland Security,## which is a very large agency, their fate# still awaits another wall in just 10 days.
AMNA NAWAZ: More talks ahead.
Lisa Desjardins covering it all, th.. LISA DESJARDINS: You're welcome.
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