Trump tells DHS to immediately pay TSA agents

The Guardian -   Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as the partial shutdown drags on.

Negotiations on Capitol Hill remain stalled after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed deal to fund key DHS subagencies, including the TSA. After first announcing on Truth Social that he would pay more than 60,000 airport security workers – without explaining where the money would come from – the president issued the order.

....A DHS spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the TSA has “immediately begun the process of paying its workforce”, and said officers could see paychecks as early as 30 March. The department did not respond to questions about what funds are being used.

TSA agents have gone without pay for more than a month, leading to nationwide staffing shortages and hours-long airport lines.