Trump urging Congress to come back from recess to fund DHS as shutdown drags on, White House says
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump is urging Congress to cut short its two-week recess and return to Washington to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
- The shutdown, the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, continues after lawmakers left without a funding deal, with House Republicans and the Senate passing conflicting DHS funding bills.
- Trump signed a memorandum to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees temporarily, but Leavitt emphasized that Congress must act to provide permanent funding for DHS agencies.
- Democrats demand reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), while House Republicans insist on full DHS funding, including border and immigration enforcement.
- Democratic Sen. Chris Coons stated that calling Congress back from recess would be ineffective without bipartisan agreement, highlighting ongoing political gridlock over DHS funding.
