Republicans’ Spring Break About-Face
Donald Trump threatened to sign an executive order to pay TSA workers, a move that reportedly influenced the Senate's funding strategy.
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Senate Republicans shifted strategy to pass a Democratic-led bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, including the TSA, while leaving ICE and CBP unfunded after a threat from Donald Trump to pay workers via executive order.
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