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DHS Funds Exhaust by May, Threatening TSA, Secret Service Payroll

4/29/2026

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Center

DHS Funding Exhausts

White House warned DHS funds will be exhausted by May, threatening airport and Secret Service payroll after an assassination attempt.
Office of Management and Budget told Congress DHS funding will run out in May unless House approves Senate-passed budget resolutions.
President Donald Trump urged reconciliation to fund ICE and Border Patrol by June 1.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned payroll for TSA and Secret Service would exhaust early May.

Left

DHS Shutdown

The DHS shutdown has now entered its tenth week, extending risks to public safety and services.
The White House memo urged the House to pass the DHS funding bill; Speaker Mike Johnson said it needs changes.
The bill omits immigration-enforcement funding after Democrats demanded restrictions Republicans would not accept.
House leaders cancelled scheduled votes amid Republican infighting, leaving the procedural hurdle unresolved.

Blindspot

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the imminent operational fallout of a DHS funding lapse, warning of airport security gaps, Secret Service payroll shortfalls, and missed employee paychecks.
Left coverage did not include these specific consequences, focusing instead on legislative delays and the $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding proposal.

History

Historical Context

Like the 16-day, 2013 shutdown that left about 800,000 federal workers unpaid after President Obama, Speaker Boehner and Senate leader Harry Reid failed to fund the Affordable Care Act, the 2024 DHS funding impasse threatens TSA screenings and ICE operations. Repeated budget standoffs since the 1980 Antideficiency Act show how partisan disputes repeatedly jeopardize essential security services.

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DHS Funding Exhausts

White House warned DHS funds will be exhausted by May, threatening airport and Secret Service payroll after an assassination attempt.
Office of Management and Budget told Congress DHS funding will run out in May unless House approves Senate-passed budget resolutions.
President Donald Trump urged reconciliation to fund ICE and Border Patrol by June 1.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned payroll for TSA and Secret Service would exhaust early May.

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