Congress Strikes Deal to Fund Homeland Security Department Through 2024, Averting Shutdown
• Congressional leaders struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through fiscal year 2024 • The deal closes out the 6 appropriations bills due by the shutdown deadline on Friday • The DHS bill will be a full-year funding bill rather than a short-term stopgap measure • The deal was reached just ahead of the midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown • Issues around border security and immigration funding had previously delayed an agreement