Congress Uses Pro Forma Sessions to Avoid Shutdown During Recess
Congressional pro forma sessions are being used to meet constitutional requirements while lawmakers are on recess, as a partial DHS shutdown continues.
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Congressional pro forma sessions are being used to meet constitutional requirements while lawmakers are on recess, as a partial DHS shutdown continues.
President Trump signed a memo allowing TSA employees to be paid during a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, as congressional leaders remain deadlocked on a funding deal.
Transportation Security Administration officers are required to work without pay during the U.S. government shutdown, raising concerns over staffing and security at major airports.
The US Senate passed a funding bill for most of the Department of Homeland Security in a rare overnight session, leaving ICE and Border Patrol funding unresolved.