Latest Shutdown Over DHS funding News and Updates

Nancy Mace pressed on CNN as Democrat rebuts her DHS funding claims

Democrat Suhas Subramanyam pushes back, offering a different reading of the bill
By Anjali Mathur . 3 hours ago

Democrats reject ‘blank check’ in DHS funding fight entering week seven

Van Hollen says Democrats won’t fund ICE without ‘independent’ oversight after shootings
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . 5 hours ago

Homan non-committal on ICE airport pullback as TSA pay to resume

Border czar says deployment review tied to staffing recovery amid shutdown chaos
By Arun Jayan . 7 hours ago

John Fetterman says ICE has ‘enhanced’ airport operations amid DHS shutdown chaos

John Fetterman also admitted that it is getting difficult to defend the partial government shutdown each passing day.
By Gopika Subramanian . 13 hours ago

Trump threatens to expose 'weak' Republicans blocking efforts to end Senate filibuster

Trump blasted 'ineffective' Republican Senators for not trying to end DHS shutdown
By Yasira Rahman . 19 hours ago

Bernie Sanders faces backlash for flying first-class amid DHS shutdown: ‘Pathetic joke of a human’

The photo showed Bernie Sanders seated by the window, dressed in a suit and looking down at his bag en route to the ‘No Kings’ rally.
By Riya Siddhacharjee . 1 day ago

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $250K in gift cards to unpaid TSA officers at Atlanta airport

Around 250 TSA officers from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport received $1,000 cards each amid financial strain due to DHS shutdown.
By Yasira Rahman . 1 day ago

Trump declares emergency to fund TSA as DHS shutdown hits ‘breaking point’

President directs unspent ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ funds to 60,000 officers amid airport delays
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . 2 days ago

Vance torches Senate 'vacation' amid 42-day DHS shutdown: 'Get back and do your jobs'

In an interview with Benny Johnson, JD Vance said he would cast a tie-breaking vote for the SAVE Act and blasted GOP's filibuster defense
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . 2 days ago

Senate clears DHS funding package in late-night vote, leaving out immigration enforcement agencies

Measure heads to House as airport disruptions and missed paychecks strain TSA operations
By Deepanjali Sharma . 2 days ago

Fact Check: Is Trump going to force Democrats to sue him to not pay TSA employees?

Several TSA employees are working without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown
By Conrad Dias . 2 days ago

Karoline Leavitt blasts Democrats leaving DC as DHS shutdown fuels airport chaos: 'How convenient'

According to Karoline Leavitt, travelers are bearing the brunt of the shutdown, with airport conditions worsening nationwide
By Gopika Subramanian . 2 days ago

GOP senators support Trump’s TSA pay move amid ongoing DHS funding stalemate in Congress

On Thursday, March 26, Donald Trump said he is going to sign an executive order to make sure TSA agents are paid immediately amid the DHS shutdown
By Riya Siddhacharjee . 2 days ago

Fact Check: Does Project 2025 call for privatizing TSA?

The TSA is facing a severe operational crisis due to an ongoing partial government shutdown of the DHS
By Conrad Dias . 2 days ago

House passes DHS bill third time as Senate's 'last and final' offer fails to break deadlock

Most Democrats opposed DHS funding, while all voting Republicans supported it, highlighting sharp partisan divisions in the House
By Anjali Mathur . 3 days ago

Tomi Lahren brands Dems and GOP 'incompetent fools' as DHS shutdown grounds Americans

Tomi Lahren also highlighted the impact on airport security, noting that Transportation Security Administration workers had gone unpaid for weeks
By Anjali Mathur . 3 days ago

Fetterman slams Democrats for leaving TSA workers unpaid: 'These are not wealthy people'

Fetterman warns the government shutdown strains federal workers, urging lawmakers to prioritize paychecks for TSA staff
By Rishab Rathi . 3 days ago

White House rejects Elon Musk's 'generous' offer to fund TSA salaries amid DHS shutdown

President Donald Trump also acknowledged Elon Musk's offer and said he would 'love it' if the Tesla CEO stepped in to help.

480+ TSA agents quit amid DHS shutdown, airport wait times hit record highs

The acting TSA administrator said the current level of disruption 'significantly undermines' the security of US transportation systems
By Gopika Subramanian . 3 days ago

Schumer pushes new DHS funding plan, Thune rejects it, citing ‘moving goalposts’

Democrats submit revised DHS funding plan as Republicans accuse them of shifting demands
By Deepanjali Sharma . 4 days ago
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