Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history
The partial US government shutdown became the longest in American history on Sunday, surpassing the previous longest funding lapse, which ended in November 2025. The shutdown reached 44 days.
The impasse has led to chaos at airports due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. Tom Homan said on Sunday that TSA agents should start receiving pay early next week after President Donald Trump signed an order attempting to free up cash. While on Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump told reporters that he was prepared to "pay them [TSA agents] for as long as we need to" but urged Congress to pass a funding bill. Homan told CBS that even after the shutdown ended and funding for TSA was restored, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents currently deployed to airports across the country to help with travel disruptions would remain "until the airports feel like they are 100%." On Friday, lawmakers failed to agree a deal to re-open the DHS, which has been shut since 14 February. More than 3,560 TSA officers called out on Friday, according to DHS, accounting for 12.35% of the agency's total workforce. About 500 have quit thus far, according to DHS.
Congress is currently on a two-week break and left town without a deal. The US Senate last week passed a compromise deal that would partially fund the DHS and aimed to alleviate airport travel delays, but Republicans in the US House of Representatives rejected the bill and instead voted to approve a short-term measure that funded the department in its entirety. The Senate is not expected to pass that short-term measure.
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A partial US government shutdown continues as lawmakers fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The impasse has led to chaos and raised concerns- but the feud continues.
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