House votes to renew foreign spy program but GOP chaos stalls push to end DHS shutdown
The record 74-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security won't end immediately, but there were signs of progress Wednesday.
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CongressHouse votes to renew foreign spy program and creates pathway to end DHS shutdownThe record 74-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security won't end immediately, but there were signs of progress Wednesday.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struggled to win over Republican holdouts.Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 29, 2026, 9:27 PM EDT / Updated April 29, 2026, 11:00 PM EDTBy Scott Wong, Kyle Stewart, Lizzie Jensen and Sahil KapurWASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to renew a powerful foreign surveillance program and passed a Senate-approved measure that would jump-start the process to fund ICE and the Border Patrol for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term.Subscribe…
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