Democrats face growing pressure to fund DHS amid airport lines and security crises
What's the endgame here?
The Department of Homeland Security funding lapse is negatively affecting national security operations, and congressional Democrats are facing growing pressure to approve government funding amid the fallout.
DHS has operated without funding since Feb. 14, after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reforms to immigration enforcement policies included in the funding package.
Two weeks into the shutdown, the United States launched major airstrikes against Iran, triggering the start of war and prompting new fears about security inside the U.S. borders, including at airports, random terrorist attacks carried out by Iranian regime supporters, and other types of significant violence.
The war abroad has heightened the likelihood of attacks inside the U.S., which falls under the DHS’s jurisdiction.
Earlier in March, the Washington Examiner reported 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.
Over the weekend, two men were arrested in New York City for attempting to bomb anti-Islam protesters outside Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’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.
Rep. Nicole Maliotakis (R-NY) responded to the attack with a renewed call for Senate Democrats and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to open the DHS as federal law enforcement and support staff continue to work.
“There are real threats against our homeland & NYC remains a top target. @NYCMayor must fully staff & fund our NYPD & 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,” Malliotakis wrote in a post on X on Sunday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pushed Democrats during a floor speech Monday to abandon their holdout and prioritize national security.
It’s been three weeks and counting on Democrats’ second shutdown this fiscal year alone.
Tens of thousands of DHS employees are going without pay, and critical DHS priorities are going unfunded.
Will this be the week that Democrats actually get serious?
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) March 9, 2026 …
What's the endgame here?
The Department of Homeland Security funding lapse is negatively affecting national security operations, and congressional Democrats are facing growing pressure to approve government funding amid the fallout.
DHS has operated without funding since Feb. 14, after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reforms to immigration enforcement policies included in the funding package.
Two weeks into the shutdown, the United States launched major airstrikes against Iran, triggering the start of war and prompting new fears about security inside the U.S. borders, including at airports, random terrorist attacks carried out by Iranian regime supporters, and other types of significant violence.
The war abroad has heightened the likelihood of attacks inside the U.S., which falls under the DHS’s jurisdiction.
Earlier in March, the Washington Examiner reported 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.
Over the weekend, two men were arrested in New York City for attempting to bomb anti-Islam protesters outside Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’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.
Rep. Nicole Maliotakis (R-NY) responded to the attack with a renewed call for Senate Democrats and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to open the DHS as federal law enforcement and support staff continue to work.
“There are real threats against our homeland & NYC remains a top target. @NYCMayor must fully staff & fund our NYPD & 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,” Malliotakis wrote in a post on X on Sunday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pushed Democrats during a floor speech Monday to abandon their holdout and prioritize national security.
It’s been three weeks and counting on Democrats’ second shutdown this fiscal year alone.
Tens of thousands of DHS employees are going without pay, and critical DHS priorities are going unfunded.
Will this be the week that Democrats actually get serious?
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) March 9, 2026 …
Democrats face growing pressure to fund DHS amid airport lines and security crises
What's the endgame here?
The Department of Homeland Security funding lapse is negatively affecting national security operations, and congressional Democrats are facing growing pressure to approve government funding amid the fallout.
DHS has operated without funding since Feb. 14, after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on reforms to immigration enforcement policies included in the funding package.
Two weeks into the shutdown, the United States launched major airstrikes against Iran, triggering the start of war and prompting new fears about security inside the U.S. borders, including at airports, random terrorist attacks carried out by Iranian regime supporters, and other types of significant violence.
The war abroad has heightened the likelihood of attacks inside the U.S., which falls under the DHS’s jurisdiction.
Earlier in March, the Washington Examiner reported 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.
Over the weekend, two men were arrested in New York City for attempting to bomb anti-Islam protesters outside Democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’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.
Rep. Nicole Maliotakis (R-NY) responded to the attack with a renewed call for Senate Democrats and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to open the DHS as federal law enforcement and support staff continue to work.
“There are real threats against our homeland & NYC remains a top target. @NYCMayor must fully staff & fund our NYPD & 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,” Malliotakis wrote in a post on X on Sunday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pushed Democrats during a floor speech Monday to abandon their holdout and prioritize national security.
It’s been three weeks and counting on Democrats’ second shutdown this fiscal year alone.
Tens of thousands of DHS employees are going without pay, and critical DHS priorities are going unfunded.
Will this be the week that Democrats actually get serious?
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) March 9, 2026 …
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