Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff

President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute Donald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay Transportation Security Administration agents immediately. “I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute Donald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of…
• “I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the…
• “I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports.” Continue reading...

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• “I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the…
• “I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports.” Continue reading...

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• “I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports.” Continue reading...
• President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute Donald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of…
• “I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the…