Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security as a government shutdown continues to disrupt US airport security operations.The president is conditioning the restoration of federal funding on the passage of the SAVE America Act which would implement strict new requirements for federal elections.To address massive staffing shortages and travel delays, the White House ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to assist understaffed security screeners.Democrats and union leaders criticized the deployment of immigration officers while
Senate Republicans remain divided over the administration's legislative demands.