Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said bipartisan DHS shutdown talks are progressing after Republicans sent Democrats what he called a "last and final" funding offer.
The announcement comes as the Senate has repeatedly failed to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration.
President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during disputeDonald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay Transportation Security Administration agents immediately.“I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland…
The Senate agreed on a deal that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security but not the controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that Democrats are seeking to reform.
President Trump announced on Thursday he will sign an executive order to “immediately” pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers amid the ongoing shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in…
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…
President Trump on Thursday directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration officers amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social Thursday evening.
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.
The White House and Republicans are looking at ways President Donald Trump can sidestep Congress to pay TSA workers amid the current airport chaos.
