DHS funding hangs in the balance as TSA pay rolls out
House-approved a two-month DHS stopgap sets up a Senate test of unanimous-consent passage; a single objection could keep the department funded only after an April mid-recess, prolonging the shutdown. Meanwhile, TSA officers are beginning to receive emergency pay under an executive order, though not all workers have been paid, and airports warn of longer security lines as travelers are urged to arrive early during the shutdown (now about 45 days in).