TSA, Trump and small airports
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DHS, TSA and Trump
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President Donald Trump has said he is drawing from unspent funds in last year's tax and spending bill to pay TSA agents.
Specifically, while we don’t know exactly where the Trump administration is getting the money for TSA paychecks, it’s not going to last forever; at some point, Congress will still need to fund TSA and the rest of DHS, with or without ICE and CBP.
The Trump administration has previously sought to use IRS tax data to identify people it suspects of being undocumented.
Only 22 percent said they disapproved of Trump’s executive order to pay for TSA agents amid the partial government shutdown.
Emergency security lanes at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were seen being cleared by staff on Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA.
Though the partial government shutdown is ongoing, airports have started to see signs of normalcy as TSA agents started receiving pay again Monday.
Get live updates and the latest news as Trump shares plans for presidential library, the DHS shutdown continues, and Jan. 6 rioters file a class-action lawsuit against the government.
Pakistan says it is ready to host U.S.-Iran talks in the coming days, but Iran is still attacking U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and other targets across the Gulf as the war enters its fifth week. President Trump is sending mixed messages on the war,