US EditionDHS Funding Stalemate Nears One Month as Terror Concerns Rise and TSA Agents Work without Pay
The Senate remains deadlocked over immigration enforcement funding as 50,000 TSA workers miss paychecks, marking day 28 of the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
- On Friday, March 13, 2026, the U.S. Senate failed again to pass a DHS funding bill, as the partial shutdown reached day 28.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s limited DHS vote, while Republicans’ temporary DHS funding offer was blocked by Democrats amid ICE funding disputes.
- Rising TSA absences and airport delays show about 50,000 TSA agents missed paychecks this week, affecting DHS operations and workers, including at Philadelphia International Airport.
- The Senate returns at 3 p.m. ET on Monday, March 16, when HR 7147 is on the calendar for a formal consent agreement and debate between Thune and Schumer.
- The shutdown now nears the second-longest on record, and markets Kalshi and Polymarket forecast it could last 59 days through April 13, 2026.
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DHS funding stalemate nears one month as terror concerns rise and TSA agents work without pay
Lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding the Department of Homeland Security as the Iran conflict heightens terrorism fears, leaving TSA agents unpaid, airport lines growing, and both parties trading blame over immigration enforcement and ICE.
By Alexandra Skores and Tami Luhby, CNN A father and agent of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that “it collapsed” when one of his sons asked him if he needed money after the closure of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) government, which lasted four weeks ago. “I’ve always been motivated,” said Johnny Jones, TSA’s 100th Council Treasurer Secretary of the American Federation of Government Employees, in an intervi…
A father and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent said he “broke down” when one of his children asked him if he needed money after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) government shutdown, now in its fourth week. “I’ve always been self-motivated,” Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of TSA Council 100 of the American Federation of Government Employees, told CNN. “I wanted to take care of myself. I don’t want to depend on anyone …
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