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White House warns that funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'

Nbcwashington · · 588 words · By Lisa Mascaro; The Associated Press
Inter-party Conflict Government Shutdown/Funding Crisis National Security
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will "soon run out,"”
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Multiple sources confirm the funding crisis. A web search result explicitly mentions Secretary Markwayne Mullin stating DHS has funding for only one more payroll, and another mentions a standoff over reopening the department.
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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 — Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (; born May 14, 1972) is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstjen_Nielsen
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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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“the longest-ever lapse in agency funding”
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NPR explicitly reports that Congress ended the 'longest agency shutdown in U.S. history' regarding the DHS funding lapse.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An American national security policy, homeland security is "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_security
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Hom…
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“In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Donald Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.”
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A web search result directly quotes a memo from the Office of Management and Budget stating that funds tapped by President Trump for TSA and other workers would be exhausted by May.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a memo sent late Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay TSA and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The action doesn't automatically fund the department — it's focused on eventually providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement and deportations for the remainder of President Donald Trump's time …
https://www.timesunion.com/news/politics/article/white-house…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration rescinded on January 29 a memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) calling for a funding freeze on thousands of federal programs, pending review by the adminis…
https://nlihc.org/resource/trump-administration-rescinds-mem…
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“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 provided evidence for this claim consists only of general Wikipedia and USAGov descriptions of the Senate, with no specific mention of a budget resolution approved last week for DHS funding.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about the varied and important roles played by women in Senate history, from the first women to gain key staff positions to the female senators who have held positions of power and influence.
https://www.senate.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives make up the two chambers of Congress. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, who are elected to serve for a term of six years.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-senate
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“House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose narrow Republican majority has been stalled out”
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Multiple independent sources (PBS/NPR report, CNN Politics, and a general news report) confirm that Speaker Mike Johnson leads a narrow/razor-thin Republican majority.
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web search NEUTRAL — House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a narrow Republican majority and can afford only a few defections if the bill is to pass along party lines.
https://www.economy-media.com/pbs-and-npr-funding-at-risk-as…
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web search NEUTRAL — House Speaker Mike Johnson's majority has shrunk since he took the gavel.Kent Nishimura / Getty Images.While Republicans have had a narrow majority through it all, they're entering another history-mak…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-…
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web search NEUTRAL — House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with reporters as he emerges from the House chamber at the US Capitol on Wednesday, April 29. Francis Chung/Politico/AP.Marred by infighting in his razor-thin majorit…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/congress-gop-dys…
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“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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The claim is reported by a cross-reference (Nypost), but the other web results are merely dictionary definitions of the word 'armed'. No other independent news source corroborates the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ARMED is furnished with weapons; also : using or involving a weapon. How to use armed in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed
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web search NEUTRAL — Define armed. armed synonyms, armed pronunciation, armed translation, English dictionary definition of armed. arm1 n. 1. An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/armed
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web search NEUTRAL — ARMED meaning: 1. using or carrying weapons: 2. carrying many weapons: 3. having the stated number or type of…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/armed
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“Homeland Security has been operating without regular funds for more than two months”
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The claim is reported by a cross-reference (Nypost), but the other web results are dictionary definitions of 'department'. No other independent news source corroborates the specific duration of the funding lapse.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2020 · Volunteer or join the team! The Grass Valley Police Department offers introductory answers to frequently asked questions regarding traffic issues, forms and services of the Office. Clic…
https://www.grassvalleyca.gov/police-department
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of DEPARTMENT is a functional or territorial division. How to use department in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/department
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web search NEUTRAL — DEPARTMENT definition: a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system. See examples of department used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/department
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“some $170 billion — that Congress approved as part of Trump's tax cuts bill last year”
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While sources confirm Trump signed a tax cuts bill, none of the provided evidence specifies the amount of $170 billion approved as part of that specific bill for the purpose mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has signed his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon enacts key parts of the…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvjlj3n1vmo
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web search NEUTRAL — “This bill represents an historic opportunity to deliver economic freedom for working families, farmers, and small businesses. The House has acted. Now the Senate must do its part and send this bill t…
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/05/22/passed-the-one-big…
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web search NEUTRAL — extending the tax cuts passed during President Trump’s first term.
https://www.investopedia.com/taxes/trumps-tax-reform-plan-ex…
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“salaries topping $1.6 billion every two weeks, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said recently”
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The claim is reported by a cross-reference (Nypost), but no other independent source or web result corroborates the specific figure of $1.6 billion every two weeks.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — salaries topping $1.6 billion every two weeks, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said recently
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/white-house-says-funds…
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“House and Senate Republicans... want to provide $70 billion for those immigration operations for the remainder of Trump's term”
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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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“That bipartisan bill... already passed the Senate a month ago”
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