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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees

President Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA agents while supporting the House Republicans' alternative funding plan.

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees
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Mar 27, 2026
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President Donald Trump signed an action to pay TSA employees as a shutdown stalemate continued. The House and Senate passed different Homeland Security funding plans, leaving the dispute unresolved as lawmakers began a recess.

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subject of executive action

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Mike Johnson
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House Speaker who opposed the Senate funding plan and advanced the House Republican plan

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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader who negotiated the Senate funding compromise

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Eric Schmitt
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Senator from Missouri

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Chuck Schumer
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Senate Democratic Leader

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Secretary

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Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA Workers During Funding Shutdown

Outlets agree Trump announced an executive action to pay TSA workers during the DHS funding lapse, amid a congressional dispute over department funding. Left-leaning outlets frame the threatened order as helping prompt Senate Republicans' shift in strategy. Center outlets place the pay directive within congressional negotiations over DHS funding. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump's criticism of Democrats and cast their position as driving the funding lapse.

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