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DHS Shutdown Ends After Record-Shattering 76 Days — 1,000+ TSA Officers Quit, ICE Still Unfunded
Congress finally funded most of DHS after a record 76-day shutdown that left 260,000 workers in limbo. Over 1,000 TSA officers quit. Airline security lines hit historic waits. The bill funds TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and Secret Service through September — but deliberately excludes ICE and CBP, which remain a separate political fight.
"Meltdown": House GOP Rejects Senate DHS Deal, Prolonging 42-Day Shutdown
Day 42 of the DHS shutdown: House Republicans rejected the bipartisan Senate deal and passed an 8-week punt that can't pass the Senate. 61,000 TSA workers have missed $1B+ in pay. 510 have quit. Johnson called the Senate deal "a joke."
Longest TSA Wait Times in History: 4.5 Hours, Officers Selling Plasma
TSA wait times hit 4.5 hours — the worst in the agency's 24-year history. Officers working without pay for 5+ weeks are sleeping in cars and selling plasma. 480+ have quit. Callout rates hit 50% at some airports. World Cup screeners won't be ready.
Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History
Trump shut down the federal government for 35 days — the longest in U.S. history — over border wall funding. 800,000 workers went unpaid. He reopened it without getting a single dollar for the wall.