The partial US government shutdown is now in its fourth day but appears likely to end soon after a White House pressure campaign pushed Republican holdouts over the line, clearing the way for a final vote later today.
The House will convene at 10 a.m. ET to debate and then likely vote on the deal that passed the Senate last week 71-29 to approve five spending bills while delaying a final decision on funding the Department of Homeland Security until next week.
Passage would mean that key government functions will reopen soon — but only after a delay in the January jobs report was announced Monday.
All told, funding for departments, including the Pentagon, State, Transportation, and others, will be authorized until Sept. 30 if the deal is enacted. Other areas in focus for markets — from the Federal Aviation Administration to the Internal Revenue Service — would be able to fully come back online, with minimal disruptions expected.
The politically charged funding for the Department of Homeland Security will be on a separate track, with its funding extended only until Feb. 13. A fierce debate is expected over new restrictions for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in particular.
The official House guidance, perhaps optimistically, aims to have voting wrapped up by 1 p.m. ET. Either way, the widespread sense is that the deal to end the government shutdown is likely to be approved and signed into law by President Trump within hours, after the president himself stepped in to get his party in line.
“There can be NO changes at this time,” Trump posted on Truth Social Monday before meetings and calls that led Republican opposition to largely crumble.
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Two key GOP holdouts were Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Tim Burchett of Tennessee, who had been looking to attach a separate election bill to the package.
They backed down, they said, after a White House meeting Monday evening that gave them assurance that their bill could be addressed separately.
“Rep. Luna and myself are now willing to allow that to happen,” Burchett told reporters of the key vote to approve a rule for debate and a final vote on the bill.
Tuesday’s back-and-forth will be far from the end of the wrangling on Capitol Hill over Homeland Security. Democrats are demanding a series of changes in how immigration operations in Minneapolis and elsewhere are carried out in exchange for funding.
Some progress could be forthcoming after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced late Monday that “every officer” in Minneapolis will soon wear a body camera.








