US EditionDHS Shutdown Has No Clear Off-Ramp: 5 Takeaways
Funding lapses impact FEMA, TSA, and Coast Guard while ICE and CBP remain funded; hundreds of thousands of federal workers perform duties without pay amid stalled immigration reform talks.
- On Friday, Feb. 13, the Department of Homeland Security funding lapsed after lawmakers recessed, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees working without pay amid stalled immigration reform talks.
- Democratic lawmakers demanded reforms after two fatal Minneapolis incidents, including requiring ID badges, masks removal, body cameras, and warrants, according to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
- ICE and CBP continue operating using funds from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while TSA, FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard face funding lapses and reduced operations.
- TSA officers are manning security lines without pay amid growing strain, the U.S. Coast Guard has trimmed activities to critical operations, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency head warned reimbursements will "severely disrupt" disaster relief.
- Congress is recessed until next week, with the Senate not set to vote until Monday, Feb. 23, while several senators attend a security conference in Munich, Germany, delaying a swift resolution.
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DHS shutdown has no clear off-ramp: 5 takeaways
There’s no end in sight for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown as both sides point fingers while seemingly moving no closer to a resolution. The Senate left town on Thursday after Democrats decided against supporting a stopgap spending bill over concerns that talks about the full-year funding measure haven’t advanced far enough. They [...]
Immigration Reform Remains the Senate’s White Whale
Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged that on immigration reform there are some lines both parties do not want to cross. Francis Chung/POLITICO/APThe Senate has — for now, at least — failed to secure a deal on immigration policy reform after two fatal shootings of protesters by immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota.That’s a familiar struggle.“I think they’re a long ways toward a solution,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Th…
Little momentum for ending partial US government shutdown
The NewsIt took 43 days for enough pain to build to force Democrats to end last fall’s government shutdown. The ramifications of the current partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security will be subtler, which may ultimately mean less pressure on the minority party to relent.Democrats sent Republicans and the White House an immigration enforcement counteroffer late Monday night, though there’s still no strong momentum for a deal. While…
President Trump CONFIRMS He Will Deliver State of the Union Next Week Even Amid Democrat Shutdown
While taking questions from reporters aboard Air Force One this evening, President Trump was asked about his upcoming State of the Union address. President Trump confirmed that he will be delivering his State of the Union next week whether or not the Democrat-fueled partial government shutdown continues.
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