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After a 42-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the Senate passed a deal to fund TSA and the Coast Guard but left out money for ICE and immigration enforcement, meaning airport security workers will finally get paid but deportation agencies remain unfunded. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is weighing 10,000 additional troops for the Middle East as the Iran conflict pushes oil prices higher, and the Supreme Court's ruling that emergency tariffs were illegal has opened the door to $130 billion in potential refunds for businesses that paid those duties.
- TSA agents and Coast Guard members will get back pay after the Senate's DHS funding deal, but ICE and border enforcement agencies are still shut down with no funding timeline, leaving the DHS budget fight unresolved for thousands of federal workers.
- The Pentagon is considering sending 10,000 more troops to the Middle East for Operation Epic Fury against Iran, requesting $200 billion in new funding while gas prices continue climbing and a Senate resolution to end the military campaign failed 47-53.
- The RELIEF Act would force the government to refund roughly $130 billion in emergency tariffs to businesses within 90 days after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that those tariffs were illegal, but Trump has vowed to find other ways to tax imports.
- A new bill would create a 2% annual wealth tax on fortunes over $50 million and a 3% tax on billionaires, backed by over 50 members of Congress, while separately Senator Hawley's bill to ban the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide is gaining Republican support in committee.
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Senate Passes Deal to End DHS Shutdown, Fund TSA but Exclude ICE Enforcement
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Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Trump Orders Emergency Pay for 60,000 TSA Workers Amid Ongoing DHS Shutdown
Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Trump Signs Executive Order Banning DEI Programs for Federal Contractors
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
Trump Creates Task Force to Crack Down on Fraud in Welfare and Food Stamp Programs
S 1383
SAVE America Act
House Passes SAVE America Act Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote
S 3956
Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act
Sen. Sanders Proposes 5% Wealth Tax on Billionaires to Fund Child Care and $60,000 Teacher Salaries
H.R. 8029
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Rep. Ciscomani Introduces Bill to Fund Homeland Security and Guarantee Back Pay for Federal Workers
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Trump Orders Emergency Pay for 60,000 TSA Workers Amid Ongoing DHS Shutdown
Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Trump Signs Executive Order Banning DEI Programs for Federal Contractors
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Sens. Cornyn and Padilla Introduce Bill to Block Foreign Lawsuits Against U.S. Companies Following Sanctions
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