Washington — The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, now the longest in history at 45 days, is set to stretch on after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed solution to the standoff late last week. TSA employees began receiving partial back pay as the standstill in Washington showed no signs of ending. President Trump directed the TSA workers to be paid late last week, and DHS officials said the deposits began hitting accounts Monday and are expected into the coming days.
Main Idea: The DHS shutdown is set to continue as Congress begins a two-week break, while President Donald Trump has ordered TSA workers to be paid and the Senate and House remain deadlocked over funding.
Key Points:
The DHS shutdown can delay airport security, strain travel, and leave thousands of workers unpaid, which hurts households, travelers, and small businesses.
Paying TSA workers may help keep airport lines moving and reduce some disruption for flyers.
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
Directed that TSA workers be paid and said the administration will keep paying them, making him a central.
Took concrete action by approving funding for DHS, making it a primary institutional actor.
The shutdowned department at the center of the article and the main subject of the funding standoff.
The chamber is central because its Republicans approved an alternate continuing resolution and it is out on recess.
Rejected the Senate-passed solution and advanced an alternate measure, driving the stalemate.
Is working with Chuck Schumer on a possible agreement and is central to the legislative path forward.
Named as the Senate Democratic leader whose position is pivotal to any DHS funding deal.
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Sign in to commentLed House Republican response and advanced an alternate DHS funding measure, making him a major political actor in.
TSA workers are directly affected by the shutdown and partial back pay, making the agency a major operational.
Central to the funding dispute because the Senate measure omitted ICE funding and ICE agents are mentioned in.
Their support is necessary for the funding threshold and they are part of the negotiating bloc.
Urged Congress to return from recess and publicly pressed for a faster DHS funding fight.