Anonymousabout 18 hours ago
The partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which began February 14, 2026, has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history at 48 days, surpassing the 35-day 2018–2019 closure. The impasse centers on a House Republican revolt against a unanimous Senate deal that funded most DHS agencies but excluded ICE and CBP, with the House Freedom Caucus demanding full immigration enforcement funding and voter ID provisions. More than 260,000 DHS employees have been affected — roughly 500 TSA officers have quit, airport wait times have exceeded three hours at major hubs, and FEMA's disaster response capacity is diminished heading into hurricane season.