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Leavitt calls on Congress to end Easter recess to work on DHS shutdown
White House press secretary says 500 TSA employees quit amid shutdown since Feb. 14; President Trump calls on Congress to end recess and resolve partisan DHS funding dispute.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt urged Congress on Monday to cut short their recess and return to Washington to fund the Department of Homeland Security, warning that airport operations will not be "truly normal" until the agency is fully supported.
- The Department of Homeland Security has lacked congressional funding since Feb. 14, forcing Transportation Security Administration officers to work without pay while roughly 500 employees have resigned during the ongoing shutdown.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Budget Director Russ Vought to use funds with a "reasonable and logical nexus" to TSA operations to cover payroll.
- Paychecks for TSA officers began arriving Monday, though DHS officials have not clarified the specific funding source, leaving uncertainty about long-term sustainability of these payments without congressional action.
- Members of Congress are currently on an Easter and Passover recess; Leavitt noted that President Donald Trump would host an Easter dinner for congressional leaders if they returned to address the funding dispute.
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- 42% of the sources are Center, 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
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C 42%
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