Senate Republicans’ proposed deal, supported by President Donald Trump, to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown is facing pushback today from Democrats who do not believe it goes far enough to hold immigration agents accountable.
Later Wednesday, the president is to speak at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual dinner. The event comes one day after Democrats flipped a Florida statehouse seat, which represents Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago.
Here are updates from the Trump administration today.
9:40 a.m. – Deal to end DHS shutdown hits a wall
Senate Republicans are trying to negotiate a deal with Democrats while also appeasing the president that will reopen the Department of Homeland Security and pay airport workers, such as TSA agents and air traffic controllers, after funding lapsed more than a month ago.
Momentum toward a potential resolution ended Tuesday evening after Senate Democrats rejected a deal that would have funded most of DHS’s agencies, other than immigration enforcement, because it did not include enough to hold federal agents accountable.
Trump had expressed little support for the deal, telling reporters Tuesday, “I think any deal they make, I’m pretty much not happy with it.”
As senators and the White House try to strike a deal, the House Committee on Homeland Security will hear from FEMA and TSA officials affected by the DHS shutdown at 10 a.m. ET.
