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early Friday, moving one step closer to ending the 42-day partial shutdown that has sparked major travel chaos at airports across the US.Democrats are framing the outcome as a win, but their demands for ICE agents to be unmasked were notably absent from the bill.
“In the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Democrats were clear: No blank check for a lawless ICE and Border Patrol,” SenateSenate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters after a closed door meeting with fellow Republicans on March 26, 2026.Trump predicts ‘desperate’ Schumer will cave in DHS shutdown fight, demands end to filibusterSenate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said the bill was “not the way to fund the department. But, we were out of time.”. “We tried to work with them on reforms. They ended up getting no reforms but, you know, we’re going to have to fight some of those battles another day.” The bill still has to make its way to the House of Representatives and be signed by President Trump before it becomes law. However, it’s one step closer to ending the shutdown, which has seen Transportation Security Administration workers go without pay.“We’ve been trying for weeks to fund the whole thing,” Thune said. “And, I mean, in the end, this is what they were willing to agree to. But again, it’s different that it has zero reforms in it. I mean, they got no reforms on DHS, which they could have had if they had been willing to work with us a little bit on that.”“Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do!” Trump, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Trump warned about the possibility of having to take “drastic measures” during a Thursday morning cabinet meeting if the stalemate on Capitol Hill didn’t end. Almost 500 security officers have quit during the partial shutdown, and more than 11% of employees called out Wednesday. ICE agents have been deployed to airports across the US – and have been checking travelers’ IDs and managing crowds, according to the Department of Homeland Security.He explained the purpose of ICE being stationed at airports was to help free TSA staffers who had clocked in for shifts.Travelers heading out of Houston airport were warned Thursday they could face wait times of four hours or more, This is because the city’s set to see more visitors heading into town for the premier energy conference CERAWeek and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But, wait times at airports that use private contractors for security are just minutes – with travelers not really feeling the effects of the shutdown. The average wait time at Sarasota airport, Florida, was just three minutes and almost 300,000 travelers were screened over the past 30 days, the Trump reveals his shocking nickname for Newsom ex who was engaged to his son — and now serves as ambassador to GreeceStunning verdict delivered in wild Mass. police shooting caseBTS complain over their grueling work hours in new doc: ‘Committing a crime’ if we speak up“I’m So Sorry, Mommy”: Savannah Guthrie’s Teary ‘Today’ Apology To Her Missing Mother Will Break Your Heart Howie Mandel Sparks Tense Moment On ‘Live’ After Finding Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Compliment Backhanded: “Like Saying, ‘You’re Smart For A Stupid Person’” Starbucks’ Hannah Montana Drink Flavor Fail Sends Fans Into Furious Frenzy: “Did We FORGET In The Show She HATES Raspberry”Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters after a closed door meeting with fellow Republicans on March 26, 2026.Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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