White House orders Department of Homeland Security shutdown as congressional funding expires at midnight

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The White House has initiated shutdown procedures for the Department of Homeland Security as its congressional funding expires at midnight, marking the third government shutdown in six months.

Mausam Jha

Published16 Feb 2026, 06:09 PM IST

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The White House has instructed the Department of Homeland Security to initiate shutdown procedures as its congressional funding runs out at midnight — marking the third partial shutdown of the United States government in the past six months, Bloomberg reported.

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