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5 min readThe longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended this week when Congress passed a budget for the Department of Homeland Security, but lawmakers return from recess facing a packed agenda that includes immigration enforcement funding and a contentious surveillance law reauthorization. Meanwhile, gas prices surged past $4.40 a gallon, the national debt crossed 100 percent of GDP, and Louisiana suspended its U.S. House primaries after the Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
Government shutdown ends, but tough fights remain
Congress passed a funding plan for the Department of Homeland Security more than 75 days into the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. House Speaker Mike Johnson described the difficulty of negotiating across factions within his own conference: "You had requests and demands on opposite sides of the conference that were literally irreconcilable. If you meet one group's demand you can't meet the other, and so it takes a lot of time to get people to a consensus and an agreement on that."
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- 1 (00:00) **Congress Ends Longest Government Shutdown** - Lawmakers pass a DHS budget after a 75-day shutdown.
- 2 (01:03) **Gas Prices Surge** - The national average for a gallon of regular gas jumps 9 cents overnight to nearly $4.40.
- 3 (01:42) **U.S. National Debt Exceeds 100% of GDP** - The government reports the debt crossed the full value of the country’s economy at the end of March.
- 4 (01:59) **Louisiana Suspends U.S. House Primaries After Supreme Court Ruling** - The decision follows a ruling that the state’s congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- 5 (03:00) **Trump’s Iran Conflict Reaches 60-Day War Powers Deadline** - The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires congressional authorization to continue a war after 60 days.
- 6 (03:25) **Trump Withdraws Surgeon General Nominee, Taps New Candidate** - Dr. K. Casey Means’ nomination was stalled in the Senate.
- 7 (03:39) **Federal Courts Overwhelmed by Immigration Cases; Hawaii Judges Step In** - Hawaii judges take on more than 50 immigration habeas corpus cases from three California districts.
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