Trump says he will order DHS to 'immediately' pay TSA officers as partial shutdown drags on
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- LLM response was not valid JSON
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“President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who have gone without paychecks during the funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about Trump's announcement regarding TSA paychecks.
“Trump said on Truth Social that he would instruct newly sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to 'immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation.'”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about Trump instructing Secretary Mullin to pay TSA agents.
“The White House did not immediately respond to questions Thursday night regarding where the money to fund DHS would come from, or whether there's a dollar amount or duration associated with Trump's forthcoming order.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about the White House's response to funding questions.
“TSA officers missed their first full paychecks in mid-March, leading many to call out of work. Callout rates for TSA officers have exceeded 11% nationally, with rates at some airports passing 40%.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about TSA officers missing paychecks and callout rates.
“The high callout rates have led to lines at some airports taking more than four hours. Trump sent ICE agents to airports to help TSA earlier this week.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about ICE agents assisting TSA and airport security lines.
“Trump sent ICE agents to airports to help TSA earlier this week. Unlike TSA officers, ICE agents continue to receive paychecks during the partial shutdown as a result of funding from the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill that Trump signed into law last year.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about ICE agents' paychecks and the One Big Beautiful Bill.
“The Senate has repeatedly failed to advance a House-passed bill that would fund DHS, and with it TSA, for a full year. Senators failed to advance it once again Thursday, with the 53-47 tally falling short of the 60 needed to advance the measure. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to vote in favor of it.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about the Senate's vote on the DHS funding bill.
“Democrats have opposed the House bill as they demand changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the surge of immigration officers in Minneapolis and the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers there this year.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about Democrats opposing the bill due to immigration policy demands.
“Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill after Trump’s TSA announcement.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about Senate Majority Leader Thune speaking after the TSA announcement.
“The Senate is set to depart Friday for a two-week recess. Thune previously said it remains an open question whether he will keep lawmakers in town if they don’t reach a deal on DHS funding.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or contradict the claim about the Senate's recess and Thune's statement on funding.
“Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., wrote on X: 'Let the record show: Trump could’ve signed the executive order to pay TSA day 1.'”
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“Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said, 'Well, the president has the authority, so we’ll see what happens.'”
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“Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who proposed bills that would provide TSA funding, bashed Republicans for blocking his efforts.”
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