{"id":2576928,"date":"2026-03-06T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-government-shutdown-is-an-insane-situation-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:26:51","slug":"dhs-government-shutdown-is-an-insane-situation-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-government-shutdown-is-an-insane-situation-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS government shutdown is an &#8216;insane situation&#8217;: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-government-shutdown-is-an-insane-situation-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576928&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron York of the Washington Examiner describes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President Trump, \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a> over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding as \u201cabsolutely crazy.\u201d he points out that, while not a full shutdown, essential parts of DHS\u2014including TSA workers\u2014aren\u2019t being paid, and he questions how long such a funding lapse can continue when the nation\u2019s transportation system remains unfunded. Democrats have resisted passing DHS funding, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >signaling political objections<\/a>, while Republicans press for a funding bill in light of heightened threats following U.S. and Israeli strikes against iran. York argues that Democrats have not faced enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-cheadle-cancel-culture-is-not-really-real\/\" title=\"Don Cheadle: Cancel Culture Is \u2018Not Really Real\u2019\">political cost<\/a> for blocking funds.The piece also notes President trump\u2019s plan to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Senator Markwayne Mullin, a change that would require Senate approval, and it situates the dispute within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-hands-out-tulips-as-major-retailers-flee-iconic-union-square-location\/\" title=\"San Francisco Distributes Tulips Amidst Departure of Key Stores from Union Square\">broader security concerns<\/a> about agencies under DHS, such as CBP, ICE, FEMA, TSA, the Coast guard, and CISA.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DHS government shutdown is an &lsquo;insane situation&rsquo;: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2524967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> said the partial government shutdown over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> funding is &ldquo;absolutely crazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>York questioned how long the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4456177\/dhs-brink-prolonged-shutdown-senate-democrats-funding-ice\/\">partial government shutdown<\/a> can continue when the country&rsquo;s transportation system is not funded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4480286\/bahrain-grand-prix-formula-1-iran-conflict\/\">The Iranian Grand Prix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4477862\/review-dreams-movie\/\">Nightmarish cringe: A review of &#8216;Dreams&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4477848\/survivor-50-wokeness-television-jeff-probst\/\">Will &#8216;Survivor 50&#8217; de-woke-ify?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve talked about government shutdowns in the past, and this is not that. It&rsquo;s essentially a shutdown of parts of one department,&rdquo; York said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Kudlow<\/em> Thursday. &ldquo;But important parts like the TSA and the workers at TSA are not being paid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4477074\/house-gop-putting-democrats-on-record-dhs-shutdown-iran-strikes\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS FACE CHOICE TO REOPEN DHS AMID FEARS OF IRAN TERRORIST PROXIES RETALIATING INSIDE US<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3413902&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f5696e59f877c58f27011e1092d0b6d4\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democrats refused to pass legislation that would fund DHS in protest after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-refuses-to-deport-illegal-immigrant-who-allegedly-scrawled-swastikas-on-d-c-union-station\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Refuses to Deport Illegal Immigrant Who Allegedly Scrawled Swastikas on D.C. Union Station\">federal immigration law enforcement<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Agencies within the DHS include Customs and Border Protection, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, Federal Emergency Management Agency, TSA, U.S. Coast Guard, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been pressuring Democrats to support the bill that would fully fund the DHS, citing heightened threats to the country after the United States and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats have determined there&rsquo;s really no political price to be paid for this, and so far, as far as I can tell &mdash; they&rsquo;re right,&rdquo; York said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4482276\/what-happens-to-markwayne-mullin-senate-seat-dhs\/\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS TO MULLIN&rsquo;S SENATE SEAT IF CONFIRMED AS DHS HEAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part of the Democrats&rsquo; criticism of the DHS has been of Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a>&rsquo;s leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced on Thursday that he&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482026\/trump-ousts-kristi-noem-department-homeland-security-chief-markwayne-mullin-take-place\/\">replacing Noem<\/a> as secretary with Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\/\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> (R-OK). Despite the new leadership, which needs congressional approval, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4481859\/kristi-noem-ouster-changes-nothing-dems-blocking-dhs-funds\/\">Democrats remain critical<\/a> as debates about funding loom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York: DHS shutdown insane; TSA funding halted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2576929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26062559444594_de11b4.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74023,7492,71961,75243],"class_list":["post-2576928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-byron-york-2","tag-dhs","tag-government-shutdown-2","tag-insane-situation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26062559444594_de11b4.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576928"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576932,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576928\/revisions\/2576932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}