March 23 Mask-free ICE agents begin patrolling US airports; Trump floats National Guard President Donald Trump said ICE agents helping at airports with TSA lines should not wear masks, adding he may call in the National Guard if airport chaos continues.
March 23 Sen Kennedy says GOP should accept Dems' offer to end DHS shutdown, fund ICE through next-day reconciliation Sen. John Kennedy says he'd accept a deal to reopen the government without ICE funding, then pass ICE funding separately via reconciliation.
March 22 Iran conflict price tag could reach $200 billion Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., addresses the potential $200 billion cost of the Iran conflict and condemns the Democratic Party for the ongoing DHS shutdown on 'The Big Weekend Show.'
March 22 ICE agents deploy to U.S. airports as TSA wait times surge amid DHS shutdown 'The Big Weekend Show' co-hosts discuss I.C.E. being sent to U.S. airports to assist TSA amid government shutdown.
March 22 Mullin's confirmation survives key test vote as DHS remains shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is on track for Senate confirmation as DHS secretary after Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., cast the key vote to advance his nomination out of committee.
March 22 Trump mocks 'discombobulated' Schumer over Democrats' near gaffe on funding ICE President Donald Trump mocked Chuck Schumer after the Senate minority leader accidentally said "We must fund ICE" on the Senate floor amid the DHS funding shutdown fight.
March 21 Schumer gambit fails as DHS shutdown hits 36 days and airport lines grow Senate Democrats' bid to pass a standalone TSA funding bill failed after Senate Republicans blocked the vote, and agents continue working without pay during the DHS shutdown.
March 21 Thune, GOP blast Dems in DHS standoff; Lankford says they fear ICE over Iran Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., accused Senate Dems of being more afraid of ICE than Iran as the DHS shutdown hit its 36th day. Republicans again offered another compromise deal.
March 21 Thune urges Dems on DHS funding plan, as Lankford asserts they're more afraid of ICE than Iran Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Sen. James Lankford and other Republicans blasted Democrats on Saturday as a partial government shutdown is affecting Department of Homeland Security funding. (Pool)
March 21 Why some US airports are dodging TSA shutdown chaos while others grind to a halt Some US airports are dodging government shutdown chaos thanks to private TSA screening contractors who get paid despite the funding standoff.