{"id":2578016,"date":"2026-03-10T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-attack-and-tsa-lines-spark-calls-for-democrats-to-fund-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T06:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:34:49","slug":"terrorist-attack-and-tsa-lines-spark-calls-for-democrats-to-fund-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-attack-and-tsa-lines-spark-calls-for-democrats-to-fund-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist attack and TSA lines spark calls for Democrats to fund DHS"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fterrorist-attack-and-tsa-lines-spark-calls-for-democrats-to-fund-dhs%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=2578016&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>Democrats are under growing pressure to fund the Department of Homeland security as a funding lapse drags on, raising concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national security adn airport security amid<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsins-own-impeachment-investigation-turns-messy-with-panelist-pick\/\" title=\"Wisconsin&#039;s impeachment probe gets chaotic over panelist selection.\">broader political battle<\/a> over immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The DHS has been operating without full funding since mid-February after lawmakers failed to agree on immigration-enforcement reforms tied to the funding package.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The shutdown is impacting national security operations, border security, and other DHS priorities. About 90% of DHS\u2019s roughly 260,000 employees are expected to work, but the White House says around 100,000 workers are not being paid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The delay comes as security threats and incidents persist: the United States has taken military action abroad against Iran, raising fears of retaliation and heightened risk at U.S. borders and airports; there have been arrest cases related to plots against anti-Islam protesters,and a mass shooting in austin raised new concerns about domestic threats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Airport security and spring-break travel have been affected by staffing shortages, with hourslong TSA wait times and warnings of meaningful delays at major airports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Politically, Republicans are pressuring to reopen and fund DHS, with calls to \u201cnuke the filibuster\u201d as a means to pass funding.Democrats, including John Fetterman, contend that shutting down DHS would hurt other essential agencies (FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA, federal cybersecurity) and insist that funding must be linked to reasonable reforms rather than a broad shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The controversy also touches on internal DHS concerns and related political headlines, including a highlighted story about a deputy ICE chief and other policy disputes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the article frames a stark clash between national-security urgency and partisan stalemate, as lawmakers weigh how to fund DHS amid security challenges, ongoing overseas conflict, and domestic threats.  <\/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\">Democrats face growing pressure to fund DHS amid airport lines and security crises<\/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_2527264\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> funding lapse is negatively affecting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-border-agents-prepare-for-the-flood\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to Border Agents: Prepare for the Flood\">national security&#038;nbsp<\/a>;operations, and congressional Democrats are facing growing pressure to approve government funding amid the fallout.<\/p>\n<p>DHS has operated without funding since Feb. 14, after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reforms to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\">immigration enforcement policies<\/a> included in the funding package.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4485943\/trump-donates-1-million-johnson-record-fundraiser\/\">Trump donates $1 million to Mike Johnson for record-breaking fundraiser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4485381\/ogles-muslim-dont-belong-us-after-attack-nyc-protesters\/\">Ogles says Muslims &#8216;don&#8217;t belong&#8217; in US two days after attack on NYC protesters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4485146\/tom-emmer-urges-calm-oil-prices-spike-iran-war-prices-will-tumble\/\">Emmer urges calm as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-urges-calm-as-oil-prices-spike-due-to-iran-war\/\" title=\"Emmer urges calm as oil pr...s spike due to ...\">oil prices spike due<\/a> to Iran war: &#8216;Prices will tumble&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Two weeks into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"18\">shutdown<\/a>, the United States launched major airstrikes against Iran, triggering the start of war and prompting new fears about security inside the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\">U.S. borders<\/a>, including at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airport\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11534\">airports<\/a>, random terrorist attacks carried out by Iranian regime supporters, and other types of significant violence.<\/p>\n<p>The war abroad has heightened the likelihood of attacks inside the U.S., which falls under the DHS&rsquo;s jurisdiction. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in March, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4479071\/iran-retaliation-fears-dont-move-democrats-dhs-shutdown\/\">reported<\/a> that Democrats would not be swayed into funding the DHS based on the potential for retaliation from U.S.-based Iranian regime supporters. That sentiment went unchanged after a Texas man who sympathized with the regime carried out a mass shooting in downtown Austin a day after the U.S. attacked Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, two men were arrested in New York City for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4484756\/explosive-device-pro-islam-counterprotester-nyc-mamdani\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4484756\">attempting to bomb anti-Islam protesters <\/a>outside Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s residence. The two suspects, ages 18 and 19, were charged Monday with providing material support to ISIS and using a weapon of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nicole Maliotakis (R-NY) responded to the attack with a renewed call for Senate Democrats and Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer (<\/a>D-NY) to open the DHS as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> and support staff continue to work.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are real threats against our homeland &amp; NYC remains a top target. @NYCMayor must fully staff &amp; fund our NYPD &amp; Congress must reopen @DHSgov. On Thursday, only 4 Democrats joined @HouseGOP to fund the agency tasked with counterterrorism. This is not a game! cc: @SenSchumer,&rdquo; Malliotakis wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNicole\/status\/2030754611275989268?s=20\">in a post on X <\/a>on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) pushed Democrats during a floor speech Monday to abandon their holdout and prioritize national security.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s been three weeks and counting on Democrats&rsquo; second shutdown this fiscal year alone.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of DHS employees are going without pay, and critical DHS priorities are going unfunded.<\/p>\n<p>Will this be the week that Democrats actually get serious? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6K4u2xAmy4\">pic.twitter.com\/6K4u2xAmy4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderJohnThune\/status\/2031092165686792270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Roughly 90% of DHS&rsquo;s 260,000 employees are required to keep working during the shutdown, now in its fourth week. However, the DHS does not publicly disclose how many of those employees are showing up to work each day.<\/p>\n<p>The White House estimated on Monday that approximately 100,000 workers are not being paid despite being required to show up for their shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Transportation Security Administration officers called out at high rates, not seen during previous shutdowns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Radical Left Democrats drag the Department of Homeland Security&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=69a24b01e5&amp;e=8e8a3bdb02\">shutdown<\/a>&nbsp;into its 24th day, everyday Americans are paying the price,&rdquo; the White House said in a statement Monday. &ldquo;Now, as TSA officers work&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=84da6a629a&amp;e=8e8a3bdb02\">without paychecks<\/a>&nbsp;for the third time in nearly six months, crippling staffing shortages and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=d242db6beb&amp;e=8e8a3bdb02\">hourslong<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=489cd35798&amp;e=8e8a3bdb02\">security<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=c6a421c780&amp;e=8e8a3bdb02\">lines<\/a>&nbsp;are gripping airports as millions of families head out for spring break.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As families and college students embark on spring break travel, security checkpoints at major U.S. airports have warned passengers of hourslong wait times.<\/p>\n<p>The TSA shared a video on social media Sunday that showed airport security lines going through a parking garage. At Houston&rsquo;s William P. Hobby Airport, the TSA wait time was nearly four hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enough is enough.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat shutdown of DHS must end! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQULDHfWG3\">https:\/\/t.co\/AQULDHfWG3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TSA (@TSA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSA\/status\/2030727104019698150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Amid the standstill, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) on Monday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/2031023655606432012?s=20\">called<\/a> for the Senate to &ldquo;nuke the filibuster&rdquo; as a way to get DHS funding to Trump&rsquo;s desk.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1175\"> John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) said before the shutdown that holding up funding for the department in an effort to force Republicans to approve reforms to U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> would hurt non-immigration agencies, not ICE. ICE and U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1764\">Customs and Border Protection<\/a> were heavily funded through the One Big, Beautiful Bill passed last summer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it will hit FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA, and our Cybersecurity Agency,&rdquo; Fetterman wrote in a post to X on Feb. 12. &ldquo;As a Democrat, I can&rsquo;t vote to shut down critical parts of our government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4478925\/deputy-director-ice-bought-thousands-marked-vehicles-cannot-use\/\">NOEM&rsquo;S DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ICE BOUGHT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT OFFICERS CAN&rsquo;T USE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\"> Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) maintained in an interview on NBC News over the weekend that his party&rsquo;s demands had not changed since the shutdown began.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They&rsquo;ve made the affirmative decision that they&rsquo;d rather shut down FEMA, shut down the Coast Guard, and shut down TSA, as opposed to getting ICE under control,&rdquo; Jeffries told NBC News host Kirsten Welker.<\/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>Democrats push DHS funding amid airport lines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2578017,"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\/AP26067756760300.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3685,65285,50611,6039,9673],"class_list":["post-2578016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-dhs-funding","tag-national-security-2","tag-terrorism","tag-tsa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26067756760300.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578016","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578016"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578020,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578016\/revisions\/2578020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}