Article snippet: The House passed legislation to end the partial government shutdown on Thursday, hours after Democrats took control of the chamber and elected MORE as Speaker. The House measures appear to be dead on arrival in the Senate and have been rejected by MORE, who is demanding that $5 billion in funding for his wall on the Mexican border. Democrats have rejected providing money for Trump’s wall. But the measures could shift the debate as Democrats seek to raise pressure on the White House and Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) to end a standoff centered on the fight over the wall. Trump has been dealing with a GOP House and Senate, but now must work with a divided Washington where Pelosi wields increased power. The first bill passed by the House in a 239-192 vote was a continuing resolution funding the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8. The House voted 241-190 to approve funds for six agencies through the end of the fiscal year. By separating the two bills, Democrats hope to box-in Republicans by painting them as blocking legislation that would open the government. The shorter funding bill for DHS is intended to provide time for more talks on the wall, since border security is overseen by that agency. McConnell has said that the Senate will not vote on legislation to reopen the government unless it will be signed by Trump. The House Homeland Security stopgap would keep border security funding at $1.3 billion, providing no new funding for the barrier along ... Link to the full article to read more