US House Republicans Reject Senate Funding Deal While Homeland Security Shutdown Stalls Airports

US House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate agreement to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, extending a shutdown that has left 61,000 workers unpaid.The legislative deadlock worsened as lawmakers began a two-week recess while airport security staffing dropped below 50 percent capacity due to missing wages.President Donald Trump issued an emergency order to pay security agents directly after the House passed a short-term funding bill that remains stalled in the Senate.
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