US EditionSenate closes in on potential deal to end DHS shutdown: Report
Senators near agreement to fund 94% of DHS excluding ICE enforcement amid TSA staffing crisis with 11% callouts and long airport lines, sources say.
- Following a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, Senate Republicans coalesced behind a plan to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement , to end the partial government shutdown.
- Nearly 11% of Transportation Security Administration workers missed work on Monday, compounding weeks of airport disruptions that began when routine Homeland Security funding lapsed on February 14, 2026.
- Senators confirmed Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary on Monday, while the Trump administration deployed ICE officers to airports to assist with security, a move some lawmakers criticized as potentially escalating tensions.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted that any agreement must include "significant" reform to ICE, as Republicans face skepticism regarding their plan to address enforcement funding and the SAVE America Act through budget reconciliation.
- With lawmakers set to leave for a two-week recess next week, negotiators are racing to finalize legislative text before the deadline, as leadership remains cautious about the viability of the two-track funding strategy.
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Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end standoff
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Senate GOP Makes Concessions on ICE Funding Amid Government Shutdown
Senate Republicans are shifting their strategy to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security while sidestepping requests for Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding related to enforcement and removals, reflecting a concession to Democratic demands. The post Senate GOP Makes Concessions on ICE Funding Amid Government Shutdown appeared first on News Addicts.
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Demetrius Freeman / The Washington PostSenate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) in January. By Theodoric Meyer, Isaac Arnsdorf and Riley Beggin / The Washington Post [posttime] JST, [postdate] Senate Republicans sent Democrats a new proposal Tuesday to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which has led to long lines at airport security …
Lines at SEA continue to move swiftly as senators chase deal to end DHS budget standoff
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Lawmakers spar over Homeland Security funding deal as shutdown strains airport security • West Virginia Watch
A traveler looks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they walk around the end of the line at Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 24, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown and ICE agents are sent to some airports to assist. (Photo by Antranik Tavitian/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesda…
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Lawmakers spar over Homeland Security funding deal as shutdown strains airport security
A traveler looks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they walk around the end of the line at Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on March 24, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown and ICE agents are sent to some airports to assist. (Photo by Antranik Tavitian/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesda…
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