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The 76-day partial shutdown will end after the House voted to fund much of DHS sans immigration enforcement. The bill now heads to Donald Trump’s desk, where he’s expected to sign it soon. The bill has been languishing in the lower chamber since the Senate passed it earlier this month.
- Hard-line conservatives objected, calling the approach “offensive” to ICE and Border Patrol agents: “While we are all unified in funding the rest of DHS, we are absolutely horrified that we are blowing up the appropriations process to target those brave men and women,” Rep. Chip Roy said.
Janet Mills dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in Maine this morning after polls repeatedly found her lagging badly behind Graham Platner in the primary to face Sen. Susan Collins in the fall. Republicans are giddy about getting their preferred opponent, who has a history of comments disparaging women and rural Americans.