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Senate Approves Funding for Homeland Security Agencies, Excluding Immigration Enforcement
The Senate unanimously passed a funding bill for most Homeland Security agencies, excluding immigration enforcement operations. The bill, which includes the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Coast Guard, now heads to the House for a vote. President Trump announced hell sign an order to pay TSA agents using funds from last years tax bill, aiming to end the chaos at security checkpoints. The package adds no new restrictions on deportation efforts, which have continued uninterrupted thanks to prior funding boosts. Travelers have been dealing with massive delays, with some airports seeing over forty percent callouts among TSA staff and nearly five hundred officers quitting. Union leaders say theyre relieved for the pay but urge Congress to fully fund all agencies soon. Democrats wanted safeguards like requiring agents to show ID and avoid raids near schools or churches, but those didnt make it in. Senate leaders from both parties note more work lies ahead on immigration funding, with conservatives pushing for full resources to support the presidents agenda. House passage looks tricky with slim Republican margins and rebels on both sides.
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