House votes to end partial shutdown but Homeland Security negotiations on thin ice

A partial shutdown is ending after the House voted Tuesday to reopen the government, but a full-year Homeland Security funding deal remains elusive as Democrats press immigration enforcement reform demands.

The House voted 217 to 214 on an appropriations package that includes five full-year funding bills and a 10-day continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The deal kicks the funding deadline for DHS down the road to Feb. 13, where lawmakers will either need a negotiated bill or another short-term spending deal. 

Twenty-one Democrats voted for the funding package and 21 Republicans voted against. The split in the Democratic caucus comes after House Democratic leadership decided not to formally whip against the legislation, with caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) noting that they expected

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