House Republicans passed a short-term funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers late Friday evening.But the 42-day shutdown that has snarled air travel and left tens of thousands of federal employees without pay is far from over.House lawmakers voted 213-203 largely along party lines to approve a two-month funding extension for the beleaguered department, which has been operating without full-year appropriations since the funding lapse began on Feb. 14. Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C., Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., and Henry Cuel...
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