Senate Funds Most of DHS, Including Pay for TSA

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Mar. 27. Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed in the early hours of Friday morning to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. WSJ congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes says the deal ends a standoff over immigration enforcement that's led to missed paychecks for airport-security workers and long lines for travelers. Plus, the Pentagon considers sending up to 10,000 more ground troops to the Middle East. And SpaceX prepares for a June IPO, potentially the largest ever, complete with Elon Musk’s characteristic twists. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.9	Senate Republicans and Democrats have agreed to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security,
1:20.7	a step that could quickly tee up and end to the crisis at airports on the very day that airport security workers had been set to miss another paycheck.
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