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Trump will sign an emergency order to immediately pay TSA workers after nearly 500 quit and over 11% missed work amid a 41-day DHS funding shutdown.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced he will sign an emergency order instructing the Department of Homeland Security to immediately pay TSA agents, aiming to stop 'Chaos at the Airports' amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
- The 41st-day partial DHS shutdown stems from Democrats withholding funding support while demanding changes to immigration enforcement operations and accountability measures for federal agents involved in controversial incidents.
- Acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill warned of potential airport closures, reporting over 500 officers have quit, callout rates exceed 40% at multiple airports, and assaults on staff surged over 500% during the funding lapse.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said lawmakers reviewed a 'last and final' offer to resolve the impasse, though negotiations stalled as the White House indicated the emergency order may face legal challenges while bypassing Congress.
- With spring break travel surging, the Department of Transportation announced plans to reduce flights by 10% at 40 major airports, raising concerns the funding standoff could trigger broader travel disruptions and security vulnerabilities.
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Trump says he will sign an executive order to have the Department of Homeland Security pay TSA workers
ATLPresident Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order to pay TSA workers amid a DHS shutdown deadlock.TSA agents face another missed paycheck, causing travel chaos and extended wait times at airports.It is unclear whether Trump has the power to allocate the budget without congressional approval.President Donald Trump said that he will sign an order "instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA A…
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