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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
President Trump directs DHS to use existing funds to pay TSA employees after a 42-day funding lapse caused staffing shortages and long security lines at major U.S. airports.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, including back pay and current paychecks, amid a six-week funding lapse.
- House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed funding bill, leaving the impasse in its 42nd day; Democrats refuse to fund Immigration Enforcement without clear limits on ICE agents.
- Nearly 500 TSA Agents have resigned during the shutdown, with absenteeism rates exceeding 40%, resulting in security wait times exceeding three hours at major airports nationwide.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said TSA Agents should begin receiving paychecks as early as Monday; American Federation of Government Employees president Everett Kelley urged Congress to pass a permanent funding deal.
- While ICE operations remain funded through a prior $75 billion tax package, House Speaker Mike Johnson seeks a funding extension until May 22, highlighting persistent political divisions over departmental priorities.
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The Toronto Star
What to know about Trump’s order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines
With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration
Daily Journal
What to know about Trump's order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers. Whether that translates into shorter wait times for passengers at airport security lines remains to be seen. Friday's signing comes at a busy travel time of…
997wpro.com
Trump Moves to Pay TSA Workers as Homeland Security Funding Fight Deepens
Travelers may soon find some relief at the airport gate. Following a Friday executive action, President Donald Trump has moved to restore pay for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers—a decision aimed at stabilizing an aviation system he described in a recent memo as reaching a “breaking point.” While the broader funding battle in Washington remains unresolved, the administration is tapping into existing agency funds to ensure of…
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Trump signs order to pay TSA
HOMELAND SECURITY
President Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails on funding
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation’s top airports. “America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point,” Trump said in the memo authorizing the payments. He…
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