"Employees at the Transport Security Administration (TSA) are set to miss their first full paychecks today as the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nears a month. On Thursday, the Senate failed again to pass a funding bill to reopen the department. For the fourth time, the upper chamber was unable to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the legislation, as Democratic lawmakers demand stronger guardrails on federal immigration enforcement."
"Notably, only some agencies within the DHS, including the TSA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Coast Guard are affected by the shutdown. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is able to continue operating thanks to the billions-dollar injection from Donald Trump's sweeping tax-policy bill, signed into law last year."
"Donald Trump has vowed that he will not sign any other legislation until Republicans' massive restrictive voting bill, the Save America act, is passed. The bill would upend voting for all Americans in the middle of a federal midterm election year and create costly, chaotic changes for elections workers."
The Department of Homeland Security faces a partial shutdown affecting TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard, with employees missing paychecks as the Senate repeatedly fails to advance funding legislation. Democrats demand stronger guardrails on federal immigration enforcement, while Republicans insist on a full DHS appropriations bill through September. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues operating due to funding from Trump's tax-policy bill. Democrats propose separating funding for impacted agencies, but Republicans resist. Trump has vowed not to sign other legislation until the restrictive Save America voting bill passes, which would significantly alter voting procedures during the midterm election year.
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