Late night Senate vote puts DHS shutdown one step closer to largely ending

<p>The U.S. Senate voted overnight to pass a bill that would reopen all of the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/dhs-funding-deal-ice-senate-talks-trump-thune" target="_blank">Department of Homeland Security</a>, except a few immigration enforcement agencies.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The vote puts Congress one step closer to ending a 42-day shutdown that has resulted in widespread airport security disruptions and missed paychecks for hundreds of thousands of workers at key national security agencies.</p><hr><ul><li>The breakthrough came after President Trump <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/tsa-worker-pay-white-house-senate-republicans-sidestep-congress" target="_blank">announced Thursday</a> he planned to sign an order directing newly confirmed DHS Secretary