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Senate Republicans are racing to pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections, while also moving a package to fund the Iran war and inflation-battered farmers, and pushing to confirm 74 nominees and advance votes on Russia sanctions and a cryptocurrency bill before leaving town.
The House approved a bipartisan plan to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through September, ending the longest U.S. government shutdown for the bulk of DHS after nearly 11 weeks of emergency funding. Immigration and Border Patrol funding would be addressed separately. President Trump urged lawmakers to act before emergency funds ran dry, and the measure passed largely without fanfare.
As the partial government shutdown continues, DHS border czar Tom Homan said ICE agents deployed to airports may stay after TSA workers are paid, depending on whether TSA staff return to work.
The Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security to end a partial shutdown and reduce airport security delays, but funding for ICE and Border Patrol is excluded for now; Republicans plan to address those agencies via reconciliation, while Democrats failed to secure immigration-restriction provisions. The House must pass the bill before it can be sent to the president.
The White House is weighing unilateral action to pay TSA officers if Congress cannot quickly pass a DHS funding package, a tactic previously used to fund favored agencies during government shutdowns. With Senate Republicans and Democrats deadlocked over immigration policy, Trump has urged Republicans to hold out until Democrats back his proposals, leaving airport security operations in flux as negotiations continue.
The Washington Post reports that ICE agents were deployed to U.S. airports to assist TSA workers who aren’t being paid due to a partial government shutdown, as spring-break crowds stress already short-staffed security lines. The move, ordered by President Donald Trump, has been seen at airports such as George Bush Intercontinental in Houston, and travelers should expect heightened security presence and potential delays while planning their trips.
Amid a partial federal government shutdown, immigration authorities were deployed to U.S. airports to manage processing, with Associated Press photos capturing ICE agents at hubs as delays and disruptions to routine operations were observed.
ICE agents arrived at several U.S. airports to help staff a strained TSA, a deployment tied to the ongoing partial government shutdown after President Trump threatened to use ICE unless Democrats backed a funding deal; Democrats criticized the move as political theater and raised concerns Trump could target undocumented immigrants.
Washington Post travel guidance for dealing with unusually long TSA lines amid a partial Homeland Security shutdown: monitor checkpoint wait times, register for expedited security programs, and use proactive tactics like the “flat-tire” rule to avoid missing your flight.
Amid a partial government shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security will temporarily suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry starting Sunday at 6 a.m. Eastern, halting expedited airport security for travelers as part of emergency measures.
The House plans to pass a short-term funding package to end the partial government shutdown and buy about 10 days for bipartisan negotiations over immigration enforcement, funding the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 13 while talks proceed.
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats said they’d strike a deal to fund most of the federal government, keeping Department of Homeland Security spending at existing levels for two more weeks while parties negotiate new immigration‑enforcement restrictions, a plan announced less than 30 hours before a possible shutdown and framed by the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Senate Democrats released a formal list of changes they want attached to funding for the Department of Homeland Security after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, signaling they will block a broad DHS funding package as a partial government shutdown looms.
Lawmakers reached a bipartisan 1.2 trillion funding package to keep most federal departments funded—including Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, HUD, Transportation, and Education—avoiding a shutdown past the January 31 deadline.
Trump Mobile, a smartphone service launched by the Trump Organization, is delaying the shipment of its gold-colored T1 Mobile phones until the end of January due to the recent U.S. government shutdown, with initial plans to ship by the end of the year.