A potential breakthrough may be emerging on Capitol Hill as lawmakers work to end the more than month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
by KAYLA GASKINS | The National News DeskATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 23: Atlanta Police Department officers look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort. A potential breakthrough may be emerging on Capitol Hill as lawmakers work to end the more than month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, even as disruptions continue to ripple across the nation’s airports. His appointment comes as negotiations appear to be gaining traction, with President Donald Trump signaling openness to a Republican-led proposal widely viewed as key to breaking the stalemate. His appointment comes as negotiations appear to be gaining traction, with President Donald Trump signaling openness to a Republican-led proposal widely viewed as key to breaking the stalemate.The impasse has been fueled by a bitter dispute over immigration enforcement funding, particularly for Immigration and Customs Enforcement . Republicans are now advancing a two-step strategy: first funding most of DHS operations without ICE, then addressing ICE funding separately through a special budget process that would allow passage with a simple majority, bypassing a Senate filibuster.“If they are sincere about actually getting DHS opened up again, they’ll provide the votes and work with us to make that happen,” Thune said. Meanwhile, the shutdown’s impact is being felt most acutely by travelers. Airports across the country are experiencing hours-long security lines as“You get here and it’s like, ‘oh man, it really is as bad as they say it is,’” one traveler said. The delays have grown so severe they are now affecting federal operations. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said long security lines slowed her team’s response to a deadly collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport involving an “Our air traffic control specialist was in line for three hours until we called Houston to see if we could get her through,” Homendy said. To ease staffing shortages, the Trump administration has begun deploying ICE agents to assist at airport security checkpoints — a move drawing mixed reactions.“And what does Trump do? He sends ICE agents to airports. ICE agents don’t run security lines,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.With lawmakers set to leave Washington for a two-week recess at the end of the week, pressure is mounting to reach a deal quickly — or risk prolonging a shutdown already straining both national security operations and the traveling public.“Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan will be serving another 19 months in prison in Oregon after admitting to three probation violations.Investigators in Iowa believe they may have found the person responsible for the 2011 slaying of realtor Ashley Okland.Police believe the dog had been outside for more than 24 hours, exposed to the elements.The 2023 shooting death of a pregnant woman on her way to work in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is again drawing attention to Washington’s “born alive” rule aKing County prosecutors are seeking to have a teenage suspect charged as an adult in connection with the murders of two high school students.
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