DHS Shutdown Reaches Record Length as TSA Pay Dispute Prolongs Stalemate
TL;DR
The Department of Homeland Security entered the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history as Congress remains deadlocked on funding, with TSA workers missing pay and airports facing longer security lines; Trump ordered DHS to pay TSA via a memo, but funding for ICE and other programs remains unresolved, and House rejection of a Senate funding bill signals a prolonged stalemate.
- DHS funding freeze now longest partial government shutdown in US history The Guardian
- Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history BBC
- Airport travel chaos continues as DHS funding freeze becomes longest partial shutdown in history – US politics live The Guardian
- Partial DHS shutdown drags past 6 weeks as Congress remains split KATU
- WATCH: TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA leaders testify on effects of partial government shutdown PBS
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