The White House on Thursday floated invoking a national emergency to pay Transportation Security Administration workers
by MARIA TEDESCO | The National News DeskTravelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026. President Donald Trump said he will sign an emergency order to pay TSA agents as the Senate remains in a stalemate over Department of Homeland Security funding.
They need to end this shutdown immediately or we'll have to take drastic measures,” Trump said Thursday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House."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! Therefore, I am going to sign an Order," the president wrote.Senators reviewed a "last and final" offer to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has caused major delays at airports across the country. “Enough is enough,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., as he gave his final offer to Democrats.Senators are on the verge of spring break as they are set to leave town for a two-week-long Easter recess.TSA workers are coming up on their second missed paycheck on Friday as thousands refuse to show up to work. Airports received callout rates above 40% for TSA workers, and 500 of 50,000 TSA officers have quit.DHS has a new leader, Senator-turned-Secretary Markwayne Mullin and he is in a unique position to negotiate a potential deal. However,Crews in Lancaster County were busy Wednesday night with a fire at Tyson Foods, according to dispatch.A Lebanon County native known for his 'bright smile' leaves behind his daughter, girlfirendThe Pennsylvania House passed house bill 1800 Wednesday, which if signed in to law would repeal a current section of law that defines marriage as only being betA telephone pole crash shut down a Felton Borough roadway late Wednesday, according to the police.Columbia Borough police claim they have identified the driver of a pickup truck that hit a minor on March 20 in Hellam Township.
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