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Travelers wait in a TSA line, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Senators are discussing ‘last and final’ offer to end funding shutdown as pressure mounts

March 26, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that’s resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures, but lawmakers have yet to resolve the...

Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

March 25, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and...

Air travelers endure long lines and two-hour wait times at the TSA security check point at Terminal E at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 20, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines

March 20, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses before speaking with reporters just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as Republicans warn of Iran risk

March 5, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall

February 12, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Democrats said the White House offer, which was not made public, did not include sufficient curbs on ICE after two protesters were fatally shot last month.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. listens, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire

February 10, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.

Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures as he meets with reporters ahead of a key procedural vote to end the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight

February 3, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a...

A person works at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact

January 31, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

January 29, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

Democrats and the White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at his office as the Senate returns at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICE

January 28, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

As a partial government shutdown looms at week’s end, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has laid out a list of demands for the Department of Homeland Security.

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