Republicans unveil plan to end partial government shutdown
Republicans unveiled a plan to end the partial US government shutdown as early as this week. The plan would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through one spending package, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through a separate budget.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune jointly confirmed the deal after days of infighting. Top Democrat Chuck Schumer said Republicans had "caved". The impasse has spawned chaos at US airports due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at security checkpoints. Johnson and Thune said lawmakers in their party will "in the coming days" follow through on President Donald Trump's directive to fully fund DHS using two parallel tracks. They said, "We appreciate and share the President's determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown." The agreement comes after House Republicans - and Trump - rejected a funding plan unanimously adopted by the Senate last week.
Trump demanded in a social media post earlier on Wednesday that Republicans bring him a bill to fund border patrol and ICE agents by 1 June. A White House official told the BBC on Wednesday that it was supportive of Johnson and Thune's approach. With lawmakers locked in their standoff, DHS has not received any new funds since 14 February. TSA agents started receiving pay again this week after Trump ordered his administration to find a way to fund the airport security workers.
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US Republicans have been at loggerheads over government funding. The infighting has led to a partial government shutdown - but what will it take to resolve the situation?
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