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DHS funding hangs in the balance as TSA pay rolls out
politics12 days ago

DHS funding hangs in the balance as TSA pay rolls out

House-approved a two-month DHS stopgap sets up a Senate test of unanimous-consent passage; a single objection could keep the department funded only after an April mid-recess, prolonging the shutdown. Meanwhile, TSA officers are beginning to receive emergency pay under an executive order, though not all workers have been paid, and airports warn of longer security lines as travelers are urged to arrive early during the shutdown (now about 45 days in).

via Fox News|
#dhs-funding#politics#senate
politics14 days ago

House GOP Rejects Senate DHS Deal, Pushes 60-Day Shutdown Extension

House Republicans rejected the Senate’s bipartisan DHS funding package that would fund most DHS agencies through September and instead advanced a 60‑day stopgap through May 22 that includes immigration enforcement; the plan would not pass the Senate, risking the longest DHS shutdown in U.S. history and highlighting a rift with Senate leaders over immigration policy.

via Politico|
#cbp#dhs-funding#government-shutdown
DHS funding showdown: Senate deal meets House resistance
politics14 days ago

DHS funding showdown: Senate deal meets House resistance

The Senate-passed DHS funding bill (excluding ICE and parts of CBP) faces House roadblocks, with Schumer saying a 60-day DHS funding plan would be dead on arrival in the Senate, and Johnson floated a clean 60-day continuing resolution to fund all of DHS. House Democrats express broad support for the Senate deal to end airport chaos, while the House Freedom Caucus demands adding immigration-enforcement funding and a voter-ID provision, complicating quick passage. Procedural hurdles and TSA pay delays add to the urgency as negotiations continue and lawmakers consider timing for votes.

via CBS News|
#continuing-resolution#dhs-funding#house-of-representatives
Senate Approves DHS Budget, Keeps ICE Funding On Hold
politics15 days ago

Senate Approves DHS Budget, Keeps ICE Funding On Hold

The Senate approved a funding package to cover most DHS components—financing TSA and the Coast Guard—while withholding money for ICE and part of CBP; the House must act before agencies can reopen. The vote was by voice in an overnight session. Trump has threatened executive action to pay airport security workers, while Democrats demand immigration-rule changes (Save America Act), delaying DHS funding. DHS has been unfunded since Feb. 13, leaving TSA personnel unpaid and absences high at airports.

via The Guardian|
#cbp#dhs-funding#ice
Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds
politics15 days ago

Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through traditional appropriations for the rest of the year, aiming to resolve ICE and Border Patrol funding later via reconciliation. Trump’s unilateral push to order immediate TSA pay to end the shutdown faced Democratic resistance without reforms. The path forward remains uncertain, with a potential reconciliation route offering a simpler, high‑risk option to fund DHS in a narrowly divided Congress.

via Axios|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#government-shutdown
Trump Pushes to End Filibuster to Advance Save America Act
politics15 days ago

Trump Pushes to End Filibuster to Advance Save America Act

Trump and MAGA allies are pressing to terminate the Senate filibuster to pass the Save America Act, a voting-safety package that would require documentary proof of citizenship for registration and voter ID at the polls, as a DHS funding showdown and Easter recess complicate progress; while some Republicans back bypassing 60 votes or using reconciliation, several GOP leaders warn that gutting the filibuster would be politically costly and could disenfranchise voters.

via Democracy Docket|
#dhs-funding#filibuster#politics
politics15 days ago

Thune aims to clinch bipartisan DHS funding deal by Thursday

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he plans to clinch a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding deal by Thursday, with talks reportedly centering on DHS funding while omitting only ERO money and addressing Democrats’ concerns about immigration enforcement rules; both chambers are moving toward votes on DHS funding ahead of a two‑week recess, as broader budget and reconciliation discussions continue.

via Politico|
#dhs-funding#homeland-security#immigration-enforcement
House pushes third DHS funding vote as Senate stalemate drags on
politics16 days ago

House pushes third DHS funding vote as Senate stalemate drags on

The House is moving toward a third vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid a Senate impasse, with Democrats pursuing a discharge petition to fund DHS minus ICE/CBP but lacking enough signatures. Republicans and Trump are pressing for a deal, including ending the filibuster, but no agreement has emerged as votes and possible short-term funding options unfold.

via CBS News|
#dhs-funding#filibuster#house
politics16 days ago

DHS funding deadlock unsettles Capitol Hill ahead of recess

Capitol Hill is gridlocked over DHS funding as the GOP-Trump framework appears to crumble and Democrats accuse Republicans of dropping immigration-enforcement rules, leaving a stalled process ahead of a recess. Trump blasts Democrats for seeking chaos, while Senate leaders keep doors open to extended talks despite attendance issues. In other news, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faces a House Ethics trial and possible expulsion, and the House Judiciary advances the Protect American AI Act to ease AI data-center permitting amid broader AI-regulation efforts.

via Politico|
#ai-data-centers#capitol-hill#dhs-funding
Trump’s voter-ID push could stall DHS funding, hit airport lines
the-logoff16 days ago

Trump’s voter-ID push could stall DHS funding, hit airport lines

As DHS funding talks drag on, TSA workers remain unpaid and airport security lines grow longer due to the DHS shutdown, while Trump presses lawmakers to attach the SAVE America Act—a package that would tighten voter-ID and citizenship verification—to the funding bill. Despite Trump’s push, the measure has no clear path in the Senate, making passage unlikely, though airport delays could persist in the meantime.

via Vox|
#dhs-funding#save-america-act#the-logoff
Guardrails Showdown: Senate at Standstill Over DHS Funding
politics16 days ago

Guardrails Showdown: Senate at Standstill Over DHS Funding

Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over funding the Department of Homeland Security, trading insults as Democrats demand guardrails on spending and a framework to reopen DHS, while Republicans push a floor vote covering TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard and defer ICE funding to a later reconciliation—making a 60-vote outcome unlikely and stalling any agreement.

via Axios|
#dhs-funding#homeland-security#ice
politics16 days ago

Trump’s Hill Visit Could Rally or Fracture GOP on DHS and Housing Talks

Trump headlines a GOP dinner on Capitol Hill as House and Senate Republicans wrestle with a DHS funding deal and a housing affordability stalemate, with Trump yet to publicly back a framework and leaders unsure of votes or timing. The day’s coverage also includes a bipartisan push to bar members of Congress from trading on prediction markets (the PREDICT Act) and ongoing debates over a second reconciliation package to fund defense, homeland security, and immigration policies, alongside discussions of a potential 18-month extension of the Section 702 surveillance program and related tax/energy policy moves. Meanwhile, leadership turnover and interparty dynamics continue to shape whether a unified GOP agenda can advance before upcoming deadlines.

via Politico|
#capitol-hill#dhs-funding#housing-policy
Dems push new DHS funding counteroffer as GOP stalls deal
politics16 days ago

Dems push new DHS funding counteroffer as GOP stalls deal

Democrats offered a counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security with certain immigration‑enforcement reforms, but Senate Republicans dismissed it as not serious ahead of a two‑week recess. The fight centers on ICE funding and Democrats’ reform demands; the White House criticized Democrats for stalling. With DHS shutdown ongoing and TSA lines growing, Republicans push their own plan to fund DHS without ICE changes, leaving a deal before the weekend uncertain.

via CNBC|
#dhs-funding#ice-enforcement#immigration-policy
politics17 days ago

DHS funding talks stall as party lines tighten and Trump doubts deal

A proposed framework to end the five‑week DHS funding standoff would forgo about $5.5 billion of ICE funding in exchange for new constraints on immigration enforcement, but Democrats said it lacks reforms, conservatives warned it's a capitulation, and Trump gave only tepid support, leaving lawmakers unsure if a deal can pass before the recess as airport delays worsen.

via Politico|
#dhs-funding#ice#immigration-policy