"The Senate passed a bill to fund all of DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol, which already have heaps of cash from last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act to draw from-by unanimous consent."
"Speaker Mike Johnson called the Senate bill a 'joke' on Friday, and said that the House would vote on a bill to fund all of DHS, including the immigration enforcement agencies, for 60 days."
"President Donald Trump may be able to issue a (likely illegal, but whatever) executive order declaring an emergency to pay TSA agents until a funding bill finally passes."
Congress is facing a significant impasse regarding the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The Senate passed a bill to fund DHS, excluding ICE and Border Patrol, but House Republicans rejected it. Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Senate bill, proposing an alternative that includes funding for immigration enforcement agencies. This proposal is unlikely to gain Senate approval. Meanwhile, President Trump may consider an executive order to address TSA funding, but the resolution appears distant amid ongoing political conflicts.
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