The DHS Shutdown is a Perfect Metaphor for Congress

The DHS Shutdown is a Perfect Metaphor for Congress

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is upset that the Senate has gone on recess while the Department of Homeland Security shutdown stretches into its 45th day. That makes two of us. The DHS is the country’s third-largest Cabinet department, with more than 240,000 employees. It’s the agency that protects the border, swears in new citizens, prepares for natural disasters, keeps airports secure, guards the president, and fends off cyberattacks. The Coast Guard, t…

What caused the DHS shutdown to become longest?

Senators defend recess as DHS shutdown stretches to record The Department of Homeland Security funding stalemate has dragged on for weeks, leaving thousands of DHS employees without pay and producing mounting operational fallout—especially for travel and airport security. As the shutdown…