DHS shutdown set to stretch on with Congress on 2-week break
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TL;DR
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers With spring break in full swing, airline passengers continued to wait it out at major U.S. airports after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers aimed at alleviating long security lines. Trump's executive order on Friday instructed the Department of Homeland Security to pay TSA officers immediately, although it's unclear when the impact of that move will start to be felt at airports.
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