The ongoing battle over funding Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at U.S. airports gives a detailed view of Republican governance in this era. The fight over TSA funding is a case study of this dynamic. The law also included $7.8 billion for CBP with funds to hire 3,000 new Border Patrol agents. President DJT”Meanwhile, some TSA agents, unpaid for over a month, began to quit. The contrast of ICE agents standing around collecting paychecks while TSA agents were working without them ended up pressuring Trump, rather than the Democrats.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2026 04:48 UTC