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Fox News Hourly Update

President Trump has signed a 1.2 trillion dollar spending bill to end a partial government shutdown

Fox News Hourly Update

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0

The brief shutdown is over. I'm Lisa Lacerra, Fox News.

0:07.3

Inside.

0:08.8

Inside.

0:12.3

President Trump in the Oval Office signing a bill that would fund the government through the end of September.

0:17.2

We've succeeded in passing a fiscally responsible package that actually cuts wasteful federal spending while supporting critical programs for the safety, security, and prosperity of the American people.

0:29.5

The $1.2 trillion measure passed the House this morning with a vote of $217 to 21.21 Republicans sided with Democrats in voting against it while 21 Democrats voted in favor.

0:41.0

But the fight is not over. The package only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks.

0:46.2

Democrats are calling for more reforms for the Department of Homeland Security.

0:49.7

They do have some good ideas, I think. But I've got a better idea, it's your idea, in sanctuary cities.

0:56.4

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsay Graham, one reform that has been put in place, ICE agents in Minneapolis,

1:02.0

will begin wearing body cameras and that policy will be rolled out nationwide as funding becomes

1:08.1

available. Asked about nationalizing elections,

1:11.3

the president urged Congress to give the federal government

1:14.2

a bigger role in administering elections across the country.

1:17.3

If a state can't run an election,

1:19.2

I think the people behind me should do something about it.

1:21.7

The president with the comments,

1:22.7

while surrounded by Republican lawmakers,

1:24.7

states have the power to administer elections,

1:27.0

as outlined in the

1:27.9

Constitution. Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, have said they're not

1:33.2

in favor of that, but are in favor of stricter voter ID laws. There are signs of forced entry

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