US EditionDeal to Reopen DHS Sputters on Capitol Hill as Anxiety in Both Parties Spikes
Nearly 40 days into a funding deadlock, Senate negotiators clash over Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms while Transportation Security Administration staff remain unpaid.
- The Senate GOP plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security failed Wednesday, leaving lawmakers with no clear path to resolve the nearly 40-day stalemate before Congress departs in two days for the Easter and Passover recess.
- Democrats formally rejected the proposal Wednesday, demanding permanent ICE reforms—including new training standards and judicial warrant requirements—that the White House had supported last week.
- Schumer said, "These are not new demands," regarding the party's push for reforms, while GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy criticized Democrats, comparing their tactics to holding the American people hostage.
- Amid ongoing Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages, the White House rejected Elon Musk's offer to pay unpaid TSA salaries, citing "great legal challenges" the move would pose.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson warned he will not keep the House in session if the Senate fails to reach a funding deal, noting members would receive 72 hours' notice to return.
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The Oakland PressWith long lines and other disruptions, air travel anxiety isn’t just about a fear of flying
Crowded airport checkpoints due to a funding standoff on Capitol Hill, and President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents to help with airport security, were top of mind for many passengers on Monday.
Homeland Security talks hit snag as democrats demand ICE restrictions
WASHINGTON — Senate talks to reopen the Department of Homeland Security deadlocked anew Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans both balked at each other’s latest offers, clashing over Democrats’ demands for new restrictions on federal agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown.
Deal to reopen DHS sputters on Capitol Hill as anxiety in both parties spikes
The latest push to reopen the Department of Homeland Security is sputtering on Capitol Hill, with frustrations so high that some rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties are privately meeting on their own to try to salvage talks.
Deal to reopen Department of Homeland Security sputters on Capitol Hill
The latest push to reopen the Department of Homeland Security is sputtering on Capitol Hill, with frustrations so high that some rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties are privately meeting on their own to try to salvage talks.
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