House Republicans reject Senate-passed bill to fund most of DHS except ICE
House Speaker Mike Johnson flatly rejected the Senate's bill to fund all parts of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE.
House Republicans reject Senate-passed bill to fund most of DHS except ICE
House Speaker Mike Johnson flatly rejected the Senate's bill to fund all parts of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE. Grouped from 7 articles across 6 sources.
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US: Senate ends shutdown with ICE-free DHS funding bill
The US Senate has approved funds for TSA and most of Homeland Security but not ICE, after a partial government shutdown triggered massive disruption at airports, and 50,000 TSA agents were forced to work without pay.
House weighs next steps on bill to fund most of DHS in bid to end airport disruptions
Funding shutdown has resulted in travel delays and even warnings of airport closures as TSA workers missing paycheques stop going to work
US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS
Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Senate again failed to advance a bill to fund part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has now been shut down for almost six weeks. The latest vote came just hours after Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order instructing Markwayne Mullin, the DHS secretary, to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents during the shutdown, a move that could ease the immediate urgency for Congress to reach a deal as it heads into a scheduled two‑week recess. Continue reading...
US Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE
House of Representatives still needs to act before funded agencies such as airport security can reopen, CNN reports The US Senate has passed legislation that will finance most of the Department of Homeland Security but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, the office of the Senate Democratic party leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement. The agreement would fund DHS components such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, the statement said. CNN reported that the House of Representatives will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen. Continue reading...
TSA funding update: House GOP spikes DHS funding proposal, extending shutdown that's caused airport delays
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in February, leading to chaos at airports.
Senate passes Homeland Security deal after airport delays
Most of the department’s operations, with the exception of ICE and Border Patrol, will be financed.
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