To pay TSA officers during shutdown, Trump weighs sidestepping Congress
The plan is reminiscent of efforts by the White House to fund favored agencies during last fall’s government shutdown.

President Trump announced Thursday that he would sign an order to circumvent Congress and restore pay for TSA workers.Why it matters: The maneuver could help ease widespread delays and disruptions at U.S. airports that have threatened to raise voter ire. It also undermines efforts to strike a deal in the Senate to end the DHS shutdown, now well into its…
The plan is reminiscent of efforts by the White House to fund favored agencies during last fall’s government shutdown.
President Trump has ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to find funds to pay Transportation Security Administration workers while a partial shutdown of government operations continues due to bickering in Congress.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that he is signing an order to pay TSA workers. They have been working without pay for 41 days during the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Roughly 11% of officers are calling out daily, leading to long TSA lines at airports. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports.
It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he will sign an executive order to pay thousands of Transportation Security Administration workers after negotiations over Department of Homeland Security funding stalled out. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our…
The White House and Republicans are looking at ways President Donald Trump can sidestep Congress to pay TSA workers amid the current airport chaos.