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Johnson, Thune Unveil 2-Step Plan to End Shutdown

The first stage involves passing partial funding measure that House rejected last week

(Newser) - Republican leaders say they've found an off-ramp from the Homeland Security shutdown — now they just have to get their own party to take it. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out a two-step strategy: first, pass a...

TMZ's Unusual New Focus: Lawmakers on Vacation

Tabloid outlet finds Lindsey Graham at Disney World amid prolonged shutdown

(Newser) - TMZ is now chasing senators with the same zeal it once reserved for Britney and Tiger. As a partial government shutdown enters week seven, the celebrity gossip outlet has turned its cameras on lawmakers' getaways, posting shots of Sen. Lindsey Graham at Disney World and Rep. Robert Garcia at a...

As Paychecks Begin to Roll, So Do TSA Lines

Back pay reduces agents' absences but financial strain on staff persists

(Newser) - TSA security lines that were crawling recently are suddenly moving again, thanks to something simple: paychecks. After weeks of four-hour queues at some airports, CNN reports that wait times dropped to minutes at several major hubs Monday as tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration employees began receiving the back...

DHS Funding Standoff Now the Longest Partial Shutdown Ever

Partisan standoff over immigration funding leaves DHS shuttered for weeks

(Newser) - The fight over immigration policy just produced a new kind of record in Washington, and not the bragging kind. The Department of Homeland Security's funding lapse hit day 44 on Sunday, making it the longest partial government shutdown the US has seen, NBC News reports. It broke the previous...

Travelers Turn to Professionals to Stand in Line at Airports

Travelers turn to stand-ins during TSA staffing shortage

(Newser) - TSA agents at airports haven't been paid a dime during the partial government shutdown that's led to a staffing shortage, but everybody around them seems to be making money. The ICE agents deployed to check IDs alongside them and watch exits are still on the payroll. And a...

Musk Offers to Cover TSA Pay During DHS Standoff
Musk's Offer to Pay
TSA Agents Turned Down
UPDATED
Mar 25, 2026 6:20 PM CDT

Musk's Offer to Pay TSA Agents Turned Down

White House says it would 'pose great legal challenges' due to his federal contracts

(Newser) - The White House says it appreciates the world's richest man's offer to cover paychecks for TSA workers during the partial government shutdown, but there are legal obstacles in the way. "We greatly appreciate Elon's generous offer. This would pose great legal challenges due to his involvement...

Delta Cuts Special Perks for Congress Amid Shutdown

Move follows unpaid TSA officers and growing shutdown-related airport chaos

(Newser) - Congress members just got bumped a bit closer to the back of the line. Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it is putting a pause on most of its special perks for lawmakers, pointing to the prolonged partial government shutdown that's snarling air travel nationwide, the New York Times reports....

ICE Agents Sent to 14 Airports
ICE Agents Sent to 14 Airports
Mar 23, 2026 4:55 PM CDT

ICE Agents Sent to 14 Airports

They're there to assist TSA, though they don't have the training for most tasks

(Newser) - Air travelers stuck in epic security lines are now seeing a different kind of badge at the checkpoint. As a partial government shutdown drains airport security staffing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been dispatched to 14 major US airports to back up the Transportation Security Administration, according to White...

Chatter About Replacing Schumer as Leader Heats Up

Wall Street Journal reports that left-leaning senators are contemplating alternatives

(Newser) - Chuck Schumer may not be on the ballot this fall, but the Wall Street Journal reports that his political future is very much in play. Behind closed doors, a growing bloc of Senate Democrats and progressive activists is venting about the 75-year-old minority leader and quietly gaming out what it...

Trump Sending ICE Agents to Airports to Help TSA

He says they will arrive Monday amid the partial government shutdown

(Newser) - ICE is headed to US airports. President Trump said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will start helping Transportation Security Administration staff at airports on Monday as TSA struggles with staffing during the ongoing partial government shutdown and a spike in spring break traffic, reports USA Today . The move...

At One Airport, 40% of TSA Agents Called Out

It's fueling long security lines, portending possible airport closures amid government shutdown

(Newser) - Travelers at several major US airports are facing a new kind of turbulence: The screeners aren't showing up. More than 40% of Transportation Security Administration officers at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport skipped work on Tuesday, with similarly high no-show rates in New Orleans (about 36%) and Atlanta...

TSA Workers Miss First Full Paycheck as Shutdown Drags

Missed wages deepen staff shortages, trigger more airport security delays

(Newser) - TSA workers are about to be out a full pay period's compensation, and the political fight behind it shows no sign of breaking. On Friday, airport screeners will miss their first complete paycheck of the latest Homeland Security shutdown, even as they're required to keep manning checkpoints, the...

Going on Spring Break? Prep for an Airport Wait

War, fuel prices, and TSA staffing issues spur hourslong lines, canceled flights, higher costs

(Newser) - Spring breakers hoping for a smooth escape to warmer climes are instead walking into a travel thicket of long lines, higher prices, and shifting flight maps. A partial government shutdown is leaving TSA officers unpaid and resulting in some checkpoints being badly understaffed, producing hourslong waits at airports nationwide, reports...

DHS Shutdown Blamed for Hourslong TSA Waits

Airports in Houston, New Orleans affected

(Newser) - Travelers complained of long waits Sunday—lasting hours in some cases—at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security, the AP reports. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William...

Trump: I'll Block All Other Bills Until SAVE Act Passes

He threatens shutdown over voting restrictions, transgender care and sports

(Newser) - President Trump is threatening a legislative freeze unless Congress delivers on a hard-line elections bill that goes well beyond what the House has already approved, NBC News reports. In a Truth Social post Sunday, Trump said he "will not sign other Bills" until the SAVE America Act passes, "...

GDP Comes In Much Weaker Than Expected

It rises 1.4% in fourth quarter, well below expectations

(Newser) - Economic momentum took a clear hit at the end of last year, with the record-long government shutdown and a slowdown in consumer spending taking the blame. New data from the Commerce Department shows the US economy expanded at a 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter—barely more than...

This Shutdown Isn't Like the Last, but Expect Delays

Air traffic controllers are getting paid, but TSA agents aren't, meaning possible airport holdups

(Newser) - A shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last...

House Passes Bill to End Shutdown
Government Shutdown
Is Officially Over
UPDATED
Feb 3, 2026 4:29 PM CST

Government Shutdown Is Officially Over

Trump signs bill that passed House 217-214

(Newser) - President Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it...

Shutdown Pushes Back January Jobs Report

Economists are 'groping in the dark' again

(Newser) - Anyone waiting for Friday's snapshot of the US job market will be staring at a blank space instead. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says its January employment report won't come out as planned because the agency is partially shut down amid a budget standoff in Congress, the Wall ...

As Dems Argue DHS Funding, Some Republicans Want More

Johnson faces pressure to figure out a compromise, prevent prolonged shutdown

(Newser) - House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement operations, per the AP . Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Trump to...

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