The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security late Friday, but the 43-day shutdown could drag on for several more weeks. The two-month funding extension approved by the House is likely dead on arrival in the Senate, where … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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. … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security said TSA employees could begin receiving paychecks again as early as Monday, after President Trump signed an executive order to restore their pay. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more from Capitol Hill. Source link
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the lower chamber would vote “as soon as possible” on its own plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate-approved legislation to fund most of the department, including the TSA, faced major hurdles in the House. Nikole Killion has the latest. Source link
House lawmakers are at odds over a Senate bill that includes TSA pay, but excludes ICE funding. Eleanor Mueller, White House economic policy reporter for Semafor, and Riley Rogerson, House leadership reporter for Politico, join “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link
Democrats couldn’t be happier as TSA chaos continues. Source link
House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to take up a Senate-passed funding bill on Friday since it did not include money for immigration enforcement, likely prolonging the 42-day partial shutdown. CBS News’ Taurean Small and Olivia Rinaldi have the latest. Source link
Hours-long security lines snarled airports across the U.S. on Friday as TSA officers missed another paycheck during the partial government shutdown, but travel experts say delays could ease within days once workers are paid again. President Trump, who said he recognized the urgency of paying security personnel, on Thursday directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin … Read more
Trump signs order to pay TSA agents Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich and Madison Scarpino join ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to break down the DHS shutdown, TSA agents being paid and the debate surrounding ICE reform. Rep. Andy Briggs, R-Ariz., comments on the mass delays at airports. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald … Read more