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TSA security officers have started to receive some payments today.

NPR's Joel Rose reports it's the first time they've been paid since the DHS shutdown began more than 40 days ago.

The union that represents TSA security officers says they've started to receive some of the back pay their owed.

Aaron Barker is a president of the local union that represents TSA officers in Georgia,

speaking with NPR's here and now.

It does give some sort of relief, but officers were expecting to have their full back pay,

and that did not happen.

DHS says most TSA workers have received the two full paychecks they missed,

but are still owed a partial paycheck.

The Trump administration says it's using funds from within the DHS budget to pay TSA workers

after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the department.

Lawmakers have disagreed over calls for tighter restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Joel Rose and PR News, Washington.

The New York Times says the Pentagon is flouting a court order that blocked its policy limiting

news reporters access to the Defense Department's headquarters.

The Times claims Pentagon officials implemented a revised press policy that circumvents the ruling.

In that ruling, the judge ruled the

Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due

process. The newspaper is urging the court to force the government to comply with the order.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on birthright citizenship on Wednesday. NPR's

Domenico Montanaro reports that public opinion

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