Congress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Congress approved a spending package Tuesday afternoon that secures funding for the vast majority of federal agencies through September, ending the second government shutdown in the span of four months. But what’s left unfinished — funding for the Department of Homeland Security — will be a doozy, with partisan tensions over President Donald Trump’s immigration…