Trump directs DHS to pay all employees during shutdown

NBC News -   President Trump signed a memo authorizing paychecks for more than 35,000 Department of Homeland Security employees as the department's shutdown extends to nearly 50 days. The employees at agencies including FEMA, the Coast Guard and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have gone without pay since funding stopped on Feb. 14. 

Last week, Trump signed a similar memo that directed DHS to pay TSA workers, as passengers endured significant delays at airports across the country. All the while, ICE and Border Patrol have received funding during the shutdown with money from Trump's so-called “big, beautiful bill.”