US homeland security shutdown could mean airport delays, travel groups say

US homeland security shutdown could mean airport delays, travel groups say

US homeland security shutdown could mean airport delays, travel groups say

U.S. Homeland Security shutdown could mean airport delays, travel groups say, as attorneys general review officers’ actions. A live look at the U.S. behind Capitol Hill, where the clock is ticking until another partial government shutdown begins without a deal among lawmakers.

Yet more federal workers will have to report without pay, like O’Hara, where’s our winner tonight? Yes, Joe and Eric. Funding is all but certain.

But the Department of Homeland Security is certain to run out of money overnight. And as lawmakers remain deadlocked in Washington, workers across the country, including many of Chicago’s Harriet O’Hara, Lefton Limbaugh, and, undoubtedly, on Capitol Hill.

Stop the turmoil and the violence in the snow; there will be no Democratic votes to fund the snow and escalate the terrible situation that is now there. Democrats say they want to stop the ice, the chaos, and the violence.

They need to get court warrants in certain cases, among other things. Democrats can build on issues.

that Republicans have already agreed to if they are really serious about engaging with the Republicans in the White House, some Democrats and N. Democratic leaders are clear

how or when the two sides will reach an agreement. We will see what happens. We have always had to protect law enforcement. Very important.

They have done a great job. For now, DHS will go without funding starting this week, although agencies like ICE ANDCBP have a cushion.

Thanks, Tominey. The appropriations are from a major bill. Others, like the Coast Guard, FEMA, CISA, and TSA, will have essential workers.

Who will be working honestly at the airport without funding, all very well. Travelers like Tom said we spoke to

The notice was issued late last year that affects the TSA. We did, and then a few more security issues came back. ASFAR ASFAR WATT TIMES, ET CETERA are people

whose families and their livelihoods are being affected, and they check in live and check out. Daryl English leads Theonion for TSA agents in Illinois and Wisconsin.

He says that closing multiple times to retain workers could have a detrimental effect on the agency. This stressful situation is going to have an impact on people.

Trust as far as they want to maintain employment status with the government because it is so inconsistent. As you've just seen over the past three months,

If lawmakers get their way in the next two weeks, it's expected that the mass workers affected by the shutdown will be fine because they won't be getting paid.

But if it goes beyond that two-week mark, they could lose paychecks, and potentially, there could be instances of workers being furloughed or having to take up other jobs in Tedderhead.

DHS partial government shutdown: What to know

Doug Luzader, with this piece, is looking at what the next few hours will bring in a partial government shutdown, but it seems like any progress is a long way off.

Doug explained that Capitol Hill is emptying out, and while talks may continue in the background, it seems like any progress is a long way off.

It’s all electronics or whatever. Agents aren’t leaving their airport checkpoints anytime soon, but after midnight, the TSA is saying.

It’s stopping the pay of 63,000 workers. FEMA and the Coast Guard are also cut off. The motion was not agreed to. The last chance to fund the Department of Homeland Security before tonight’s deadline failed yesterday.

which was blocked by Democrats who are pushing for changes to immigration enforcement. Today’s strong vote was a shot in the arm for Republicans. Democrats will not support a blank check for chaos.

We have to protect our law enforcement agencies. It’s very important. President Trump reiterated his concerns yesterday about some Democratic demands.

including a ban on face masks for ICE agents, putting law enforcement at risk. I have suggested, and President Trump has agreed,

that the increase be announced within an hour of voting. Increased immigration enforcement in Minnesota. But that wasn’t enough to win over critics in Congress.

And some questioned whether the shutdown would have much of an impact. There is absolutely no reason to lay off workers because these organizations have more than enough money to keep them going for the next two weeks.

We all get it, okay, good. The Secretary of Homeland Security said you’re going to keep showing up this time. For a job you’re not getting paid for?

Now, it’s possible that Congress could come back sooner if a deal is made, but as it stands, they’re out of Washington next week. Doug Loser, Fox News. Okay,

Let's bring in Meg Kennard, the Associated Press' national politics reporter. She's here with me. You know, Meg, as Doug said at the end of that piece there,

Congress is leaving now because I believe it's 10 days. Oh, does that mean it's off the table that we could see DHS getting interim funding?

What are the chances of that happening? I've always said I'd never say no to anything, especially in this current political climate. But it's increasingly likely.

that we're going to see some movement on this issue, especially with Congress out of town and therefore not being able to vote even if a deal is made. That's what's going to happen.

This is what we saw last fall with the disconnect between the Senate and House schedules, and then when the Senate passed a measure to wait until the House was behind.

and therefore could send President Trump to end the record that we saw last year. But this also gives more time for negotiations.

We could potentially see the needle move if the president and the Democrats, who are making the demands that have not yet been agreed upon, can continue to talk.

But for now, the reporting is correct that they will start to get furloughed. Depending on how long this goes on, there could be some missed paychecks.

But there is at least some cover for both parties on the point that last year’s tax cuts bill provided us with a lot of funding.

Right now, we are actually seeing payments for CPB, ICE, and other DHS agencies. And so, pointing to the Republicans, they're saying again.

That a shutdown won't do anything financially because there's already funding for this agency, because of legislation. You know, it's only 7:00 p.m. in the nation's capital.

Democrats are demanding better identification of ICE agents. They are demanding new codes of conduct for these agencies. They are demanding more use of court warrants, among other requests.

Meg, do we know how close the White House is to meeting with Democrats where they want to be? At least from what we have heard from President Trump recently,

Not very close. He has made it clear that he does not believe that the demands that Democrats are making about masks,

For example, that they are not something that should be available to federal agents, he does not believe that should be an option. President Trump has also been very vocal in his support of DHS Secretary Christy Gnome.

When asked if he thinks she should stay on the job. This is something that we have heard from a lot of Democrats, as well as a couple of Republicans.

that she should be let go. But he's declaring support for it beyond necessarily just this shutdown. But it's all relevant.

This is about these enforcement actions that have shaken the country, which a lot of Democrats are particularly concerned about, especially seeing what's happening in cities like Minneapolis.

But for the president, he's been behind his cabinet secretary, and he's said he supports him, and with making the change and bringing in Tom H. Homeman,

At least some people have thought that this is not a gift from the administration, but at least an acknowledgement that it was time for a change in Minneapolis with Gregory Bavino.

And so it was a bit of a consensus for those who were asking and demanding a change of leadership on the ground in cities like Minneapolis. So maybe some people are wondering,

Don't Republicans control both houses of Congress? How do Democrats have the advantage of blocking something like this? In all of these situations, it all comes down to politics.

And when there are these narrow margins, it's always something that congressional leaders in both houses are constantly practicing, especially when these kinds of contentious issues come up, and figuring out how many votes we need to get.

The certainty is that we have what it takes. And those margins are very small. Also, in an election year, there are going to be

Some members, who, if they're not running again, we've seen in the Senate, that some Senate Republicans are perhaps willing to do questionable things

that the administration is doing much more than they would if they were running again. Members who are not or who at least may feel that way in their districts, in their states, may be able to get elected.

Different tech. That's also something that we're seeing. But really, it comes down to congressional math. And in this election year, with all the numbers, that’s what everyone is thinking.

But especially when it comes to legislation like this, it provides a window for debate, even when both houses are held by the same party.

And let’s not forget, just because members are Republicans doesn’t mean they always agree on every single point. I do most of my reporting, and I live in South Carolina, where both houses of our state legislature have been held by Republicans for a long time, and I often watch these dramas at home while the governor, who is also a Republican.

Or someone else is trying to get through them, not necessarily with success, because there’s so much disagreement within those political factions. Ultimately, what feels like the most likely path to getting funding in the future?

That’s a great question. If you have a crystal ball, I’m very willing to look at it. But it seems like there’s a little bit of a window here to continue these conversations,

especially as I noted earlier, because there is funding to keep a lot of essential jobs going. During the last shutdown, according to DHS figures, only 5% of its employees were actually on the job.

The anger is that most of these employees across this entire agency are considered essential and therefore stay on the job. Paychecks may be missed if this goes out,

But work will still get done. We’ll see what happens at the airports. The TSA is also under DHS and knows all too well from the last shutdown.

that if workers don’t show up for those security lines. There may be some delays, but the fact is that the funding is there.

The work that various agents on the ground and elsewhere within DHS will continue to do is, at the very least, that we are not seeing what we saw across the government, for example,

SNAP benefits were missed during the last shutdown, and other checks are not going to Americans. It’s not that much of an issue here. It’s very tight.

And maybe, I don’t know, of course, but maybe with the reduction in government activity in Minneapolis, for example, the news that came out today that you all just reported on,

That discussion is being pushed forward because of what was happening in Minneapolis and what was continuing to happen in places like this. Royal tensions are definitely there. We saw a lot of contentious discussion in congressional committees this week that we’re hearing from the heads of agencies like ICE and CBP, and some others within DHS.

But without that, without continuing that, without a presence on the ground, if the temperatures cool down a little bit, I would predict that there’s a little bit of room left to continue some of these conversations.