House Republicans cave to Senate with vote to end 75-day DHS shutdown

House lawmakers passed Homeland Security funding by voice vote Thursday, which should end the partial shutdown that's become the longest in U.S. history.Why it matters: If the House had waited for the Senate to pass a reconciliation bill, as some GOP lawmakers insisted, it would have left DHS closed until mid-May.Zoom in: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) agreed to a two-track funding deal in early April.First they'd pass funding through regular a...