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DHS Recalls All Workers Despite Shutdown, With No Deal in Sight
Secretary Mullin orders all furloughed DHS employees back to work using emergency funds, bypassing a Congress that still hasn't agreed on a budget
Secretary Mullin orders all furloughed DHS employees back to work using emergency funds, bypassing a Congress that still hasn't agreed on a budget
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested the Trump administration could strip Customs and Border Protection from major airports in sanctuary cities — a move that would ground international flights at 11 of America's busiest hubs
Congress passes competing funding bills and leaves for recess, extending the 44-day shutdown with no resolution in sight
Senate Republicans offer to fund 94% of DHS — but Trump, Democrats, and GOP hardliners all have objections
Republicans emerge from White House meeting cautiously optimistic a 39-day partial shutdown ends this week
Both parties have now blocked each other's funding proposals while 260,000 federal workers go unpaid and security lines stretch past three hours at major airports.
Both parties have now blocked each other's funding proposals while 260,000 federal workers go unpaid and security lines stretch past three hours at major airports.
A third Senate vote failed Thursday as negotiators remain deadlocked over ICE reforms — but the agency Democrats want reined in keeps running regardless