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Sam Gringlas & Barbara Sprunt
25 Mar 2026
After weeks of halting talks, a new proposal is materializing on Capitol Hill that aims to fund critical parts of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers across the country deal with long lines and missed flights at airports experiencing TSA officer shortages.
But despite optimism from top Senate Republicans, President Trump and Senate Democrats have yet to embrace the emerging framework.
GOP leadership previewed a plan Tuesday to fund the majority of the department, minus Immigration and Custom Enforcement's enforcement and removal operations division.
But the GOP plan failed to clear an initial procedural vote on Wednesday, as most Democrats say they are unwilling to approve any additional funding for ICE without significant reforms to rein in the tactics of immigration officers after two U.S. citizens were killed in Minneapolis earlier this year.
Trump is also not sold on any deal that does not include an unrelated overhaul of federal elections known as the SAVE America Act...
