US EditionTrump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
President Trump directs DHS to use existing funds to pay TSA employees after a 42-day funding lapse caused staffing shortages and long security lines at major U.S. airports.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, including back pay and current paychecks, amid a six-week funding lapse.
- House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed funding bill, leaving the impasse in its 42nd day; Democrats refuse to fund Immigration Enforcement without clear limits on ICE agents.
- Nearly 500 TSA Agents have resigned during the shutdown, with absenteeism rates exceeding 40%, resulting in security wait times exceeding three hours at major airports nationwide.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said TSA Agents should begin receiving paychecks as early as Monday; American Federation of Government Employees president Everett Kelley urged Congress to pass a permanent funding deal.
- While ICE operations remain funded through a prior $75 billion tax package, House Speaker Mike Johnson seeks a funding extension until May 22, highlighting persistent political divisions over departmental priorities.
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Record number of TSA employees called out on Friday
More Transportation Security Administration employees called out of work Friday than any other day of the partial government shutdown, signaling that relief has yet to arrive for air travelers, even as the Trump administration moved to restore pay for airport security screeners who have already missed two full paychecks.
47th president signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
The 47th president signed an executive order to pay TSA workers amid a prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown, aiming to ease airport delays caused by staffing shortages. The move comes after a Senate-approved funding deal collapsed in the House, deepening a political standoff over immigration enforcement funding. While the action may provide temporary relief for travelers and workers, the broader shutdown continues, with no immediate
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