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Senate Republicans Face Uphill Climb to Enact Trump’s Voting Bill
The DHS partial shutdown enters its 38th day, causing worsening airport delays and over 400 TSA workers quitting amid stalled negotiations over the SAVE America Act.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump rejected a deal to reopen the Transportation Security Administration , demanding Democrats first pass the SAVE America Act as his top legislative priority.
- The shutdown is in its 38th day, with airport delays worsening; Democrats sought to fund the TSA while excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement , but Republicans blocked those attempts, insisting on full Department of Homeland Security funding.
- Trump pressured Republicans to skip a two-week holiday recess, telling them, "Make this one for Jesus," while more than 400 TSA workers have quit since the shutdown began last month.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune discussed reopening the TSA by funding all of DHS except ICE on Sunday, yet Trump's rejection gives Democrats an opening to blame him for airport travel disruptions.
- The White House has paused further DHS funding talks until Sen. Markwayne Mullin is confirmed to lead the department, as the shutdown continues with airport operations strained and lawmakers face mounting political pressure.
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'I can't imagine why': Republicans fret Trump gave them 'nowhere to go' in DHS battle
Republicans in Congress are fretting that President Donald Trump has given them "nowhere to go" in negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Part of DHS has been shut down for more than a month, meaning employees at the Transportation Security Administration and others have not been paid. Security lines have been growing at airports around the country, and Trump has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to as…
Senate Republicans Face Uphill Climb to Enact Trump’s Voting Bill
Florida Sen. Rick Scott is raising concerns about the ability to enact a new voter ID bill through the reconciliation process, which includes strict rules about what can be included in a package passed with a simple majority. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)Senate Republicans are facing major roadblocks to their nascent plan to codify parts of a contentious voting bill using reconciliation. Conservatives are questioning the practicality of passing core …
GOP plan to reopen DHS falters with Trump ‘unhappy,’ Democrats still demanding big changes for ICE
A Republican-led plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security without funding ICE's detention and deportation operations is teetering as President Trump said he is "not happy" with it and Democrats said they cannot vote for it without additional changes.
Trump rejects deal to reopen DHS without ICE funding
The deployment of ICE agents to airports comes as the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears the 40-day mark. The president nixed one potential solution over the weekend that would have funded some agencies, including TSA. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the latest negotiations to fully reopen the government.
President Donald Trump was presented Sunday with a possible way out of the more than month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): funding all parts of the department except…
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