WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to reopen the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m by voice vote after a marathon session, which followed arduous bipartisan negotiations that occurred in fits and starts over the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congress is one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown after the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal, but it came at the price of Republicans ceding ground, temporarily, to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The Senate unanimously advanced a deal to reopen most of … Read more
DHS funding talks stall as airport chaos worsens Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the ongoing partial government shutdown as DHS remains without funding. Democrats continue to push for ICE reform as airports lose more workers. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate was again unable to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who have gone without paychecks during the funding lapse at Department of Homeland Security. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would instruct newly sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay our TSA Agents … Read more
President Trump said Thursday he will sign an executive order to restart pay for Transportation Security Administration officers, who have gone more than a month without a full paycheck — leading to thousands of absences and long lines at major U.S. airports. Mr. Trump did not say what legal authority he intends to use. TSA … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats largely voted in lockstep to continue the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown Thursday despite growing fallout over air travel nationwide. Democrats’ opposition to ending the funding lapse — the second longest in history — comes as lawmakers could leave for recess before striking a … Read more
CBS News asks every lawmaker in Congress what they’re doing to end DHS shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News contacted all 532 House and Senate offices (there are three House vacancies) about the DHS funding impasse and asked what lawmakers are doing to end the shutdown. Here’s what we heard back. Source … Read more
9m ago Trump floats ending the filibuster to open DHS President Trump floated ending the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to reopen DHS, asking, “When is ‘enough, enough’ for our Republican Senators.” “There comes a time when you must do what should have been done a long time ago, and something which the Lunatic Democrats will … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., once said that failing to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “legislative malpractice” — a position he is now rejecting in the current funding standoff with Republicans. “We are here today to do a single job, and that … Read more