Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to only pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers as the Homeland Security shutdown drags on. Despite being in the minority and not controlling the Senate floor, Schumer used an arcane tactic to force a procedural vote to allow the Senate to get onto […]

Thune, GOP blast Dems in DHS standoff as Lankford says they fear ICE over Iran

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused Senate Democrats of not having “any excuses” to continue blocking Homeland Security funding as Republicans and the White House continue to make repeated offers to reopen the government. “The opportunity to actually drive this to a conclusion is there,” Thune said at a press conference on Saturday in […]

Dems block GOP amendment tying voter ID bill to transgender sports ban

Senate Democrats blocked a move by Senate Republicans to modify a Trump-backed voter ID bill with a provision that would halt men in women’s sports. The amendment to the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., was one of several tweaks to the legislation requested by President Donald Trump. Tuberville’s […]

TSA Crisis Sparks Fears of Airport Shutdowns

Air travel disruptions are intensifying across the U.S. as a prolonged DHS funding lapse continues to strain the Transportation Security Administration, raising concerns that smaller airports could face partial or complete shutdowns in the coming weeks.

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