Trump Urges Congress to Fund DHS, End Shutdown

0:00It's March 30th. This is U.S. News Today. U.S. News powered by AI. President Trump is pushing the Senate to drop everything and head back to Washington right now, as the Department of Homeland Security shut down drags, on with no clear end. He's urging Congress to step up, fund DHS fully, and fix this mess for good, after signing in order to cover paychecks for transportation security, administration workers who missed out since mid-February. White House officials blamed Democrats for stalling, saying they're blocking funds over policy fights, and have voted against DHS funding seven times. Already. House Republicans shot down a bipartisan Senate plan over the weekend, and pushed through their own bill, late Friday, offering full DHS funding for. Eight weeks, but it passed on a tight 213-203 vote. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats call that House measure dead on arrival without immigration reforms, and after their vote, the Senate kicked off a two-week recess, leaving travel

1:00disruptions, and the budget battle hanging in the balance.