Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

President Trump has signed in order to temporarily pay TSA agents who've worked without pay during the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Meanwhile, House Republicans have rejected a bill that passed the Senate to fund most of DHS through September.

The revolt extends the funding in pass that's in its 42nd day and created long lines at many

airports.

Republicans are angry that the Senate bill would not fund ICE and border patrol.

Democrats say they won't fund those departments without changes to immigration

enforcement.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will instead vote tonight on a

resolution to fund DHS at current levels until May, as NPR's Barbara Sprunt explains.

First, it has to pass the House. They're going to try to tee up a vote for that later this

evening. If it does pass, then of course it has to pass the Senate. And senators have already left

for a two-week recess. But the calendar aside,

there is a political reality here as well for Senate Democrats. You know, they refuse to vote for

anything that funds ICE. That was their whole premise to begin with with the shutdown. So I think

it's very unlikely that they would suddenly change course. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reporting.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has intervened to stop the promotions of six military officers. NPR's Quill Lawrence

reports they were all black or female and on track to become one-star generals. Since he took office,

Pete Hegseth has fired many prominent black and female officers.

Now, U.S. officials familiar with the matter, but not authorized to speak publicly,

told NPR that Hegseth made the highly unusual move of interfering in the regular promotion process

to block three female and three black officers from becoming generals.

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