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Trump Office Urges ICE-less DHS Bill, TSA Strike Sparks Outcry

4/30/2026

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Trump Pushes DHS

President Donald Trump's budget office urged Republicans to approve a Senate-drafted DHS funding bill that omits ICE and border-patrol money.
Thousands of Homeland Security employees missed paychecks, prompting Transportation Security Administration officers to strike and causing hours-long airport security lines.
The $10 billion One Big Beautiful Bill fund fell below $1.4 billion and may run out by early May.
Speaker Mike Johnson faces opposition refusing any DHS package lacking ICE and Border Protection funding.

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Johnson Bolsters DHS

House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a revised Senate DHS funding bill to safeguard key agencies and strengthen border security.
Secret Service agents stopped a gunman in Washington Hilton ballroom who planned to assassinate President Donald Trump and Cabinet members.
Johnson said Senate bill’s haphazard language would orphan two DHS agencies, prompting to add funding.
Senate Leader John Thune warned no alternative exists and urged approval of Senate funding plan.

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Historical Context

The 35-day shutdown that began on Dec 22, 2018, ended Jan 25, 2019 after President Trump refused to sign a bill lacking $5.7 billion for a border wall, halting Customs and Border Protection and delaying over one million travelers while costing the economy about $11 billion. Today, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate leader John Thune negotiate a DHS funding package omitting ICE and TSA money, echoing the 2018 impasse.

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Trump Pushes DHS

President Donald Trump's budget office urged Republicans to approve a Senate-drafted DHS funding bill that omits ICE and border-patrol money.
Thousands of Homeland Security employees missed paychecks, prompting Transportation Security Administration officers to strike and causing hours-long airport security lines.
The $10 billion One Big Beautiful Bill fund fell below $1.4 billion and may run out by early May.
Speaker Mike Johnson faces opposition refusing any DHS package lacking ICE and Border Protection funding.

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