Shutdown Hits Travelers & Trump Deploys Diplomacy | 3.25.26
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What impact does the DHS funding showdown have on travelers?
Passengers pay the price with long airport lines as lawmakers work to nail down a deal to end the DHS shutdown.
We would open up everything at DHS except ICE, including TSA, which the Democrats have already agreed to.
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The showdown on Capitol Hill over DHS funding is now having a dramatic impact on Americans across the country, ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers to come to terms.
Joining us now to discuss that and more is our D.C. Bureau Chief Tim Rice. Great to have you back on the show as always. Thanks for having me, John. So let's start with the airports. Americans are still waiting hours in security lines all over the country. The video keeps streaming in. How is that playing in Washington?
Yeah, I mean, the pressure is absolutely on and it's on for everybody. Right. So let's start by talking about the Democrats. They at first seemed like they were going to be the easy winners of this whole showdown. Right. Because they're blaming President Donald Trump, who said that he would oppose any funding deal that would restart TSA services unless Congress passes the Save Act, the Save America Act, which is that. sort of doomed voting rights, voting integrity legislation that we've talked about before. So the president's setting ultimatums, not necessarily the best look. And of course, the Republicans are in power.
What are the implications of the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot case?
They hold majorities, narrow majorities in both houses of Congress. So it's always easy when you're the party out of power to lay the blame on the people who hold the power. Republicans, of course, are pushing back on this narrative, saying that it's Democrats' fault for keeping TSA defunded by refusing to vote to fund the remainder of the Department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, Americans face up to four-hour waits at airports across the country. Our colleague Jenny Tehr walked the TSA line at George Bush International Airport in Houston, and it was a lot.
Right, as her footage shows, the lines really extend for hours and hours, as you said. Now, who stands to lose the most the longer this drags on?
Conventional wisdom here in D.C. for a little bit was that it would be Republicans. Throw in the fact that Mark Wayne Mullen just started as the new DHS secretary yesterday, coming on the heels of another DHS scandal, and it kind of looks like a perfect disaster for Republicans. But things are actually starting to shift in Republicans' favor.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What impact does the DHS funding showdown have on travelers?
0:04–0:40
2
How is President Trump seeking a diplomatic solution in Iran?
0:40–3:07
3
What are the implications of the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot case?
3:07–10:29
4
What are the current challenges faced by Americans at airports?
10:29–16:15
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