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Politics

ICE agents can make twice the salary of TSA employees—and economists warn their pay is more ‘shutdown proof’ than other government jobs

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March 24, 2026
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Politics

Senate closes in on deal to end Homeland Security shutdown—without funding ICE operations

By The Associated Press, Lisa Mascaro and Joey Cappelletti
March 24, 2026
A Homeland Security Investigations federal agent stands at an airport security checkpoint.
Politics

Largest federal workers union warns ICE agents are not trained to replace TSA and putting them in airports ‘does not fill a gap. It creates one’

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March 23, 2026
Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’
Politics

Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’

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March 18, 2026
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Politics

Travelers wait as long as 3 hours in Houston airport on partial government shutdown

By Becky Bohrer and The Associated Press
March 9, 2026
Democrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
Politics

Democrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press
February 16, 2026
TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
Politics

TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
February 14, 2026
Partial government shutdown will extend into the week as House Speaker Johnson says it will be a few days before vote on funding
Politics

Partial government shutdown will extend into the week as House Speaker Johnson says it will be a few days before vote on funding

By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
February 1, 2026
Federal government heads for weekend shutdown after Trump makes rare deal with Senate Democrats over DHS funding
Politics

Federal government heads for weekend shutdown after Trump makes rare deal with Senate Democrats over DHS funding

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
January 31, 2026
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Politics

Democrats could shut down the government by Friday by withholding funds for Homeland Security after ICE shootings

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press
January 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump
Politics

Government shutdown odds hit 79% as Capitol Hill fractures over Minnesota shooting

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January 26, 2026
ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. ‘We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up again’
Politics

ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. ‘We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up again’

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January 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the federal government as he is joined by House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Republican lawmakers and business leaders, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.
Economy

Happy New Year! There’s now less than a month until the next potential government shutdown

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January 2, 2026
Donald Trump on the phone in front of a Christmas tree
Startups & Venture

Trump Mobile says its first-ever smartphone is delayed, and the government shutdown is to blame

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December 31, 2025
Dianna Tompkins sits on a stair in front of her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025.
Arts & Entertainment

When SNAP payments stopped, a fast-moving nonprofit program rushed in with $12 million—and kept families fed

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
December 24, 2025

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