Senate Reaches DHS Funding Deal After Trump Agrees to Fund TSA

The Republican-led Senate early Friday approved a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after a 42-day shutdown, agreeing to finance the TSA and Coast Guard while withholding money for ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection—agencies Democrats targeted for implementing Trump's immigration policies. The breakthrough came after President Trump posted on social media that he would order Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA agents, a unilateral move that undermined Republicans' negotiating leverage by conceding to Democratic demands without extracting GOP reforms. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the deal "unfortunate" for both parties, while Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats "stood united" and "held the line." The funding deal now moves to the House for a vote as early as Friday to end the shutdown, though Democrats criticized Trump for delaying TSA paychecks to protect ICE and CBP funding. Republicans signaled they may seek additional immigration enforcement funding through a reconciliation bill that cannot be blocked by the filibuster.