Trump says he'll sign order to pay all DHS employees as shutdown continues

President Trump said he will sign an executive order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees during an ongoing agency shutdown. The DHS shutdown has become record-length, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers without paychecks despite continuing to work. Trump's move addresses pressure from lawmakers and the public over the economic hardship faced by unpaid workers at the nation's largest domestic security agency, which handles border enforcement, immigration processing, and disaster response. The order would restore pay while the broader shutdown dispute remains unresolved between the White House and Congress. The DHS shutdown has created operational strain across agencies responsible for critical national security and public safety functions.