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President Trump says he is going to order that TSA agents be paid, but travelers caught in the partial government shutdown are weary and some have had to shoulder extra expenses.
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Sen. Ted Cruz believes Democrats are moving the goalposts on DHS funding, claiming Chuck Schumer rejected a deal Republicans accepted to end the agency's 40-day funding lapse.
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The bill excludes funding for ICE and the Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package on Friday.
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Congress is one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown after the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal, but it came at the price of Republicans ceding ground, temporarily, to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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TSA officers received their third paycheck of zero dollars as the DHS shutdown continues, with stories emerging of lost homes, unpaid medical bills and ruined credit.
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Trump orders TSA officers be paid as Congress remains stalemated The Washington PostTrump Says He Will Sign Order to Pay T.S.A. Agents as Travel Frustrations Grow The New York TimesMarch 26, 2026 - Trump administration news CNNTrump says he will order DHS to 'immediately' pay TSA officers as partial shutdown drags on NBC NewsThune lays out next steps after Trump's move to restore TSA pay Axios
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President Trump announced a forthcoming executive order to have DHS pay TSA officers during the shutdown, citing airport chaos and blaming Democrats in a Truth Social post.
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DHS shutdown live updates as Senate Democrats weigh GOP's "last and final" offer CBS NewsSenate reportedly makes progress on DHS funding deal amid turmoil at US airports - live The GuardianSenators grasp for deal to end DHS shutdown as GOP makes ‘last and final offer' CNNRepublicans Reject Democratic Proposal to End D.H.S. Impasse The New York Times
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