Trump Orders DHS Pay Amid Shutdown

President Donald Trump announced he will sign an order to pay all United States===United States Department of Homeland Security employees who have been working without pay during the 48-day partial government shutdown. This unilateral move, similar to one used for the United States===Transportation Security Administration, aims to alleviate the financial burden on employees of agencies like the United States===Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States===United States Coast Guard. The funding lapse for DHS is likely to continue as the United States===United States House of Representatives contemplates a Senate plan that funds most of the agency but excludes immigration enforcement operations. Republican leaders, including John Thune and Mike Johnson, have coalesced around a two-step plan to fully fund DHS, but securing support from conservative House Republicans remains a challenge, particularly concerning funding for United States===United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States===United States Border Patrol. Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, have criticized the Republican divisions for prolonging the shutdown.