{"id":2584298,"date":"2026-03-26T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-ends-dhs-payment-freeze-without-congress-issues-immediate-orders-to-new-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:26:25","slug":"breaking-trump-ends-dhs-payment-freeze-without-congress-issues-immediate-orders-to-new-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-ends-dhs-payment-freeze-without-congress-issues-immediate-orders-to-new-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trump Ends DHS Payment Freeze Without Congress, Issues Immediate Orders to New DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fbreaking-trump-ends-dhs-payment-freeze-without-congress-issues-immediate-orders-to-new-dhs-sec-markwayne-mullin%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=2584298&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>The article reports that President Donald Trump announced he would order the Department of Homeland Security to instantly pay Transportation Security Administration workers who have been unpaid during the DHS shutdown. He suggested funding could come through an executive order, and possibly even a national emergency declaration, though both options would be politically risky and perhaps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-legislature-passes-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-bill\/\" title=\"Texas state legislature passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill\">face legal challenges<\/a>, according to The Associated Press. Trump framed the move as a measure to protect the country and stop Democratic \u201cchaos\u201d at airports, while noting TSA employees\u2019 weeks of unpaid work and the resulting travel disruptions. The piece recalls a previous shutdown in which Trump redirected funds to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-takes-calls-from-c-span-on-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson takes calls from C-SPAN on government shutdown\">pay military personnel<\/a>, a tactic that sparked debate over legality but was not widely challenged at the time. It also touches on ongoing tensions between Republicans and Democrats over DHS funding and immigration enforcement, and includes Trump\u2019s social-media posts praising TSA and ICE.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an announcement on  Thursday evening, President Donald Trump announced that he would be ordering new Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin to pay Transportation Security Agency officials who have been working without salary during the DHS shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear from the statement how he planned to find the funds, but said the move would be through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-executive-order-gives-jd-vance-chance-go-walz-newsom-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/airport-delays-wait-times-shutdown-congress-tsa-b419e989a22dbc028d01cbd892fadb40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> noted that the administration had considered using the declaration of a national emergency to move funding through, although the wire service noted it &ldquo;would be politically fraught and almost certain to face legal challenges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do!&rdquo; Trump said on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116297841162983424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Radical Left Democrats, and their &ldquo;Leader,&rdquo; Cryin&rsquo; Chuck Schumer, have made it very clear where they stand, and that is, ON THE SIDE OF CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, AND NOT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. They are refusing to fund Immigration Enforcement unless the Republicans agree to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary: Trump  Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpTruthOnX\/status\/2037297402936496592?\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>The move could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-pulled-off-military-paid-friday-despite-shutdown-dems-refusing-approve-exception-military-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar to one Trump made last year<\/a> during a shutdown precipitated by Democrats&rsquo; refusal to pass a clean spending bill without <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health care subsidies baked<\/a> in.<\/p>\n<p>In that instance, Trump ensured military members were paid by shifting money from various sources, including a military housing fund and the Pentagon&rsquo;s procurement account.<\/p>\n<p>While liberal pundits questioned the legality of move, it was widely speculated at the time that no legal challenge was mounted by the Democrats because it would be politically unpopular.<\/p>\n<p>TSA agents, meanwhile, have been working without pay for nearly six weeks as the Democrats continue to refuse to fund DHS in order to force change at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Absenteeism and understaffing have led to nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-see-airports-looked-like-ice-agents-came\/\">unprecedented travel snarls<\/a>, with ICE being called in by the president to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-predicted-ice-airports-lead-trouble-couldnt-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">help with security screening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports,&rdquo; Trump said in his post. &ldquo;I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He did not specify funding sources but said the move would come via executive action. The Associated Press noted the administration had floated using a national-emergency declaration to redirect funds, though that approach would be politically risky and likely face legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump claimed Democrats had created a \u201ctrue National Crisis\u201d and that he would use his authority to protect the country, while he harshly criticized the Democrats and Chuck Schumer, suggesting they side with criminals and illegal aliens instead of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He said he would sign an order directing Mullin to immediately pay TSA agents to address the emergency and to stop what he described as Democrat chaos at the airports. He framed this as a difficult but necessary step.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The move would resemble a 2023 action during a shutdown caused by Democrats not passing a clean spending bill, when Trump redirected funds to pay military members. Though liberal pundits questioned its legality, Democrats did not mount significant legal challenges, likely due to political unpopularity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; TSA employees have been unpaid for nearly six weeks as Democrats refused to fund DHS to pressure changes at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This led to understaffing and travel disruptions, with ICE stepping in to assist with security screening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump thanked TSA agents and ICE for their help at airports and said he would not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold the country hostage any longer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2584299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-842.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70371,7492,56760,3634],"class_list":["post-2584298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news-2","tag-dhs","tag-mullin-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-842.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584298","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584298\/revisions\/2584302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}