Senate Fails to Advance DHS Funding Bill Amid Record Shutdown

The U.S. Senate has failed for the seventh time to advance a bill to partly fund the Department of Homeland Security, falling short of the required 60 votes with a 53-47 tally. The DHS has been shut down since February, marking the longest partial government shutdown on record, with approximately 50,000 TSA agents forced to work without pay. President Donald Trump announced he would sign an executive order to pay TSA agents during the shutdown, invoking a national emergency to address staffing shortages that have led to airport security line chaos and hundreds of TSA resignations. The funding package excludes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, which has been a key point of contention between Democrats and Republicans.