Trump Orders DHS Payback for Shutdown

0:00On April 3rd, President Trump just ordered the Department of Homeland Security to make every employee hole on pay and benefits they lost during a partial government shutdown. In a White House memo released Friday, he specified that the funds must tie directly to court DHS operations, keeping things legally tight. This move comes after lawmakers hit a wall on funding the agency, stalled by fallout from deadly shootings carried out by immigration agents earlier. This year, no new legislation has passed, leaving DHS and Limbo, but Trump's directive aims to bypass that gridlock for worker relief. With employees back on track financially, the focus now shifts to whether Congress can finally hammer out a stable budget path forward. That's your update from US News Today, powered by AI.