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The announcement comes as the Senate has repeatedly failed to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration.
The Senate agreed early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to end a standoff in Congress that led to massive lines at many airports.
The president is going around Congress to pay TSA workers amid the shutdown, but it’s unclear where the money is coming from.
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Trump announces emergency TSA funding order to unsnarl airport lines
President Donald Trump announced an emergency order to pay TSA agents who have been working without pay for weeks.