Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress
Johnson reversed his earlier opposition to the Senate plan and now faces the task of securing support among House Republicans.

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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates New Haven Register, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
The article is credited to the Associated Press, a major wire service with established reporting and editorial standards. The New Haven Register appears to be carrying AP reporting rather than producing the story itself.
- Source type — The reporting is attributed to the Associated Press, a major wire service.
- Author attribution — Three named AP reporters are credited, with an additional AP correspondent contribution noted.
- Editorial standards — The wire-service attribution and straightforward reporting indicate established editorial processes.
The report includes attributed statements from officials on both sides of the funding dispute, explains the competing funding approaches and provides concrete details about affected workers. It offers limited detail on the arguments for and against the Senate plan beyond the leaders’ positions.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report presents competing Republican positions and includes the Senate Democrats’ support for the Senate plan and Schumer’s criticism. It gives less space to the Democrats’ reasoning or to broader arguments over the funding approach.
- Source diversity — Republican leaders, a Democratic leader and a Republican opponent of the plan are quoted or described.
- Counterarguments presented — The article describes disagreement over whether immigration enforcement agencies should be included in the funding measure.
- Omitted context — It provides limited explanation of the policy arguments made by Democrats or supporters of the competing approaches.
- Loaded language — Most evaluative phrases are attributed to lawmakers or presented as descriptions of a political reversal.
The article reports the funding dispute in neutral language, attributes criticism and positions to the people who expressed them, and does not appear to favor either party.
- Language tone — The wording is largely descriptive and avoids sustained evaluative language.
- Source selection — The article includes statements from Republican leaders, a Democratic leader and a Republican critic of the plan.
- Framing — It describes the competing approaches and unresolved obstacles without endorsing one.
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Trump said he would sign an order to resume pay for Homeland Security employees during the shutdown, while congressional leaders pursued a funding plan that excludes immigration enforcement operations. The House had not yet taken up the Senate plan.
Trump said Thursday that he would sign an order to pay Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without pay during the partial government shutdown. The article says the order would cover non-law-enforcement employees, while the funding lapse for some department needs was likely to continue into the next week.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune backed a two-step approach: funding most of DHS through the Senate plan, while seeking separate funding for immigration enforcement agencies. Johnson had previously criticized the Senate plan, and the House had not yet acted on it. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer blamed House Republicans for the delay, while Rep. Scott Perry said he would oppose a vote that did not fund Customs and Border Protection and ICE.
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SWIPE →Senate Majority Leader backing the two-step DHS funding approach
Thune's version of this story ↗White House budget director who spoke to lawmakers
President who said he would order pay to resume for DHS employees
Senate Democratic leader who blamed House Republicans for the delay
Representative who said he would oppose a plan that did not fund CBP and ICE
Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSOutlets report that amid a DHS shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune backed a two-track approach to funding the department. Center outlets focus on Trump’s order to resume employee pay and the Senate bill awaiting House action, including Johnson’s shift in position and the task of securing Republican support. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s June 1 deadline for ICE and CBP funding and Johnson’s role with Thune in pursuing a two-track plan.
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