White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’

Nypost · Apr 29, 2026 · 584 words · By Associated Press

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White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’ The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and…

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Why it matters

In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.

Common ground

It called on the House to quickly approve the budget resolution senators approved in an all-night session last week that would pave the way for full funding for the department.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that a memo from the Office of Management and Budget warned that executive action funds used by President Trump for TSA and other workers would be exhausted by May.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two shutdowns of the U.S. federal government occurred in 2026, both stemming from congressional disputes over federal immigration enforcement reforms following the killing of Alex Pretti by Customs an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_federal_gov…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security of transportation systems within and conne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Admini…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response team, sometimes Visible Intermodal Protection and Response (VIPR) is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) program. Various government sources hav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_Intermodal_Prevention_…

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Claim 2: “The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out,””

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Multiple web search results from NPR and CBS News confirm a funding standoff and the expiration of baseline funding for the Department of Homeland Security, leading to warnings about the agency's ability to fund its workforce.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_Presid…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was an office of the White House tasked with carrying out the president's gun violence prevention agenda. President Joe Biden announced the office in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_Gun_Viol…

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Claim 3: “a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner that Trump, the vice president and top Cabinet officials were attending.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (CBC, France 24) confirm a shooting incident involving a suspect at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by President Trump and other officials.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914, by jou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Correspondents'_As…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Correspondents' Dinner is an annual dinner organized by the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA). It began in 1921, and is traditionally attended by the president and vice pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Correspondents'_Di…

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Claim 4: “immigration enforcement workers have largely been paid through the flush of new cash — some $170 billion — that Congress approved as part of Trump’s tax cuts bill last year”

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A web search result explicitly mentions that legislation (tax cuts bill) added $170 billion to be used over time for Homeland Security funding, which helped pay workers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investigations, enforce immigration laws, preserve national security, and protect public safety. ICE was created as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_…

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web search NEUTRAL — What Trump called the "big, beautiful bill" is essentially on autopilot through 2029, the year he's scheduled to finish his term and leave office. The legislation essentially doubled annual Homeland S…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jan/20/trumps-ic…

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web search NEUTRAL — There are no offsetting cuts to pay for any of it.Both chambers adopted a fiscal 2026 budget resolution calling for approximately $70 billion in immigration enforcement spending after that funding was…
https://migrantinsider.com/p/grassley-just-handed-ice-38-bil…

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Claim 5: “Homeland Security has been operating without regular funds for more than two months”

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Web search results mention a '40-day shutdown' and a 'congressional standoff' that nearly shut the department down, supporting the claim that it operated without regular funds for a significant period.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security is a 2025 class action brought by a Cuban immigrant, with the court-authorized pseudonym of D.V.D., and three other immigrant plaintiffs seeking to prevent th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.V.D._v._Department_of_Homela…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, comparable to interior ministries abroad. Its missions involve anti-te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ho…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects…
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Claim 6: “salaries topping $1.6 billion every two weeks, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said recently”

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While general DHS information is provided, none of the gathered evidence mentions a specific quote from 'Secretary Markwayne Mullin' regarding salaries topping $1.6 billion every two weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, comparable to interior ministries abroad. Its missions involve anti-te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ho…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works to improve the security of the United States. The Department's work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural…
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-homeland-secu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 20, 2017 · This page lists a directory of DHS public-facing websites/digital services, excluding redirect and internal use only sites.
https://www.dhs.gov/websites

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Claim 7: “They want to provide $70 billion for those immigration operations for the remainder of Trump’s term”

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Multiple sources report Senate Republicans proposing funding for immigration operations (cited as $70 billion in one source and $72 billion in another) to cover the remainder of Trump's term through 2029.

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web search NEUTRAL — Senate Republicans introduced a $72 billion plan on Tuesday, May 5, to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border security operations through fiscal year 2029, according to a summary re…
https://trump.news/2026-05-06-senate-republicans-propose-bor…

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web search NEUTRAL — The proposed funding would cover operations for the next three years, potentially extending through President Donald Trump’s term ending in January 2029.
https://timesnew.co/senate-republicans-advance-70-billion-im…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bi-partisan Senate bill to legalize DACA participantsTrump Tried to Kill the Biden Infrastructure Law. Now He’s...
https://discussion.fool.com/t/republicans-propose-1-billion-…

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Claim 8: “That bipartisan bill has support from Democrats and already passed the Senate a month ago”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the existence or passage of a specific bipartisan bill for non-immigration parts of DHS one month prior to the article.

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Claim 9: “senators approved in an all-night session last week that would pave the way for full funding for the department.”

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Multiple sources (AP News and other web results) report that the Senate approved a budget blueprint/plan in an all-night session to fund immigration enforcement and reopen DHS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the chief oversight committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over matters related to the Departmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee…

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