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President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay tens of thousands of employees who have gone without paychecks during an ongoing shutdown tied to a congressional funding impasse. In a memo, Trump directed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Office of Management …

The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday that would end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, sending the same bill it passed last week to the House, which didn’t take any action during a brief session. But it appeared the shutdown also could be affected by executive action. President …

Senate Republicans on Tuesday proposed a plan to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, as disruptions at airports worsen and thousands of federal workers continue to go without pay. The proposal would fund most of DHS but exclude the branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement responsible …

The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months and its workers are on the verge of missing paychecks, as members of Congress and the White House remain divided in a separate dispute over immigration enforcement. Lawmakers are raising questions …

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as a partial government shutdown enters its second week, a decision expected to slow airport security lines nationwide and disrupt travel for millions of registered fliers. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that the …

A partial government shutdown began early Saturday after funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expired, the result of a political standoff over immigration enforcement policies. Here’s what led to the shutdown — and what it means. Why did DHS shut down? The funding lapse stems from a dispute …

The second partial government shutdown in 2026 began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, after lawmakers left the nation’s capital without reaching a deal on changes to immigration enforcement tactics at the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s shutdown is also likely to go on for some time. With Congress out next …

The Senate failed Thursday to advance legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security, setting the stage for another partial government shutdown at midnight unless lawmakers reach a last-minute agreement. In a 52–47 vote, all but one Democrat — Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — opposed moving forward with the bill, …

Democrats have opened tentative talks with the White House over demands for sweeping new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown, just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire and another partial government shutdown threatens. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping government funding package to end a brief federal shutdown that began over the weekend, restoring full operations across most of the government while setting up a high-stakes fight over immigration enforcement funding in the days ahead. The bill cleared the …

The federal government hurtled Friday toward a partial shutdown this weekend, even though Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump reached a deal that allows lawmakers more time to negotiate new constraints on immigration enforcement. The Senate will not be able to pass the reworked government funding package before a midnight …

Senate Democrats on Thursday unanimously voted to block a package of six government funding bills, keeping alive the possibility of a partial government shutdown in the coming days as negotiations with the White House continued over restrictions on immigration enforcement. The procedural vote failed 55–45, falling short of the 60 …

Congressional negotiators from both parties released a sprawling bipartisan funding package Tuesday intended to keep the federal government open ahead of a Jan. 30 shutdown deadline, but provisions related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement are already threatening to fracture Democratic support in both chambers. The 1,059-page measure would fully fund …

The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it will fully lift the emergency flight restrictions imposed at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports during the record-setting government shutdown, clearing airlines to resume normal operations beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST. The announcement came in a joint statement from Transportation Secretary Sean …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a bipartisan funding bill into law, officially ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after 43 days of frozen federal operations, mass layoffs, and snarled air travel. The measure, which passed the House 222-209 earlier in the evening, restores government funding through …