
Final DHS funding offer tests Congress as TSA delays mount
Congressional talks on DHS funding intensify as Republicans present a last‑and‑final offer funding most DHS components but excluding ICE enforcement, drawing Democratic pushback amid unpaid TSA workers and hours‑long security lines and flight disruptions at hubs like Houston and LaGuardia; ICE agents are aiding TSA, Trump raises potential National Guard measures, and lawmakers demand immigration‑enforcement reforms before any deal ahead of spring recess.