Overview
- President Trump, who told Republican senators Monday in Memphis to “make this one for Jesus,” pressed them to remain in Washington through Easter to pass his SAVE America Act.
- He is tying Department of Homeland Security funding to the bill’s voter ID and proof‑of‑citizenship rules for federal elections to force those measures into the package.
- With DHS funding stalled, TSA agents have gone unpaid for more than a month, lines have grown, and some officers have quit or walked off shifts at major airports.
- The White House has sent ICE officers to help manage queues at hubs including JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston and Phoenix, with Atlanta’s mayor saying they will work under TSA and not conduct immigration checks.
- Senate Republicans blocked a Schumer move to restart TSA pay, and Sen. John Kennedy said Trump rejected a bipartisan plan to fund DHS, raising the risk that delays persist during the two‑week recess.