PolicyLawPoliticsSenate passes budget with two more weeks of Homeland Security fundingCongress now has two weeks to negotiate new funding limits for ICE before DHS is shut down again.Congress now has two weeks to negotiate new funding limits for ICE before DHS is shut down again.by Tina NguyenJan 31, 2026, 2:38 AM UTCLinkShareGiftSenate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty ImagesTina Nguyen is a Senior Reporter for The Verge and author of Regulator, covering the second Trump administration, political influencers, tech lobbying and Big Tech vs. Big Government.The Senate voted on Friday evening to pass the federal budget, funding everything except for one entity: the Department of Homeland Security, which was given a two-week funding extension in order to negotiate new guardrails around Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). If no agreement is reached, DHS funding will lapse and the department will face a shutdown.The agreement the result of frenzied negotiations between a united Senate Democrat caucus, their Republican counterparts, and the White House passed 71-29. DHS will remain unfunded over the weekend, however, until the House of Representatives reconvenes on Monday to approve the new stopgap bill.Its a stunning reversal of course for the DHS funding bill, which was expected to pass the Senate with a handful of moderate Dem v
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