U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to make changes to a Senate-passed bill that would end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will further delay funding and prolong the stalemate that began in mid-February. The holdup could again interrupt paychecks for workers at the Transportation …
Read More »Trump Orders DHS Workers Paid amid Prolonged Shutdown
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 …
Read More »Homeland Security Shutdown Drags On, but Trump Says he’ll Sign Order to Pay all Employees
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 …
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