Trump to sign emergency order to pay TSA agents with no deal in Congress on shutdown

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 661

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order allowing the Department of Homeland Security to pay airport security workers who have gone without a full paycheck since the shutdown began in mid-February.

The order for Transportation Security Administration workers does not appear to include pay for other federal employees working for DHS, including those at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Secret Service.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well …

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