White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’
The White House warns that funds to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel, including TSA workers, will soon be exhausted, risking disruptions to essential operations. Funding initially provided through executive actions by President Trump is expected to run out by May, prompting urgent calls for congressional action. The delay stems from a prolonged political standoff over immigration enforcement funding, leaving the department without regular appropriations for over two months.
- ▪The Office of Management and Budget stated that DHS will soon run out of critical operating funds, putting personnel and operations at risk.
- ▪Funding for TSA and other DHS workers has relied on executive actions after Congress failed to pass regular appropriations, following Democratic opposition to funding ICE and Border Patrol without operational changes.
- ▪The Senate has approved a budget resolution to unlock funding, but the House has delayed action due to internal Republican disputes and disagreements over the funding approach.
- ▪President Trump’s administration is urging House Republicans to quickly pass the Senate resolution without amendments that could further delay funding.
- ▪A bipartisan bill funding non-immigration components of DHS, including TSA and the Coast Guard, passed the Senate but remains stalled in the House.
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US News White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’ By Associated Press Published April 29, 2026, 4:28 a.m. ET The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and national security concerns as the House slow-walks legislation to end what has been the longest-ever lapse in agency funding. In a memo late Tuesday to lawmakers, the Office of Management and Budget said money that President Trump tapped to pay Transportation Security Administration and other workers through executive actions will be exhausted by May.
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