DHS Shutdown Ends, Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Pick, Global Unrest Continues
The U.S. House passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after a 70-plus-day partial shutdown, relying on Democratic votes and a procedural maneuver after Republican resistance; the legislation excludes Border Patrol and ICE funding. President Trump withdrew his surgeon general nominee Casey Means, naming Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third nominee for the role. Internationally, Mali faced coordinated rebel attacks killing its defense minister, a suspect in an alleged Trump assassination attempt remained in custody, Myanmar moved Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, and four people were rescued after a bus plunged into the Seine near Paris.
Progressive outlets emphasize that the DHS bill passed only with Democratic support, framing it as a Republican leadership failure, and note that the exclusion of Border Patrol and ICE funding reflects the limits of hardline immigration enforcement priorities.
The DHS funding bill passed by voice vote after more than 70 days of partial shutdown, requiring Democratic support and a procedural bypass of intra-party Republican opposition, and notably excludes Border Patrol and ICE from its funding provisions.
Conservative outlets frame the DHS funding bill as a necessary resolution to a prolonged standoff, with some criticism that the final measure omitted border enforcement funding, while praising Speaker Johnson for ultimately moving the legislation forward.
The DHS funding bill passed by voice vote after more than 70 days of partial shutdown, requiring Democratic support and a procedural bypass of intra-party Republican opposition, and notably excludes Border Patrol and ICE from its funding provisions.
The House passed a DHS funding bill ending a 70-plus-day partial shutdown, while Trump named a third surgeon general nominee and multiple international incidents unfolded across Mali, Myanmar, France, and Washington D.C.