Where talks to fund DHS stand as shutdown reaches 40 days

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, leaving TSA workers and other agency employees facing missed paychecks while checkpoint operations strain under the funding lapse. Congress has begun negotiations to restore DHS funding, but lawmakers have not yet reached a deal to end the impasse. The prolonged shutdown is degrading security operations at airports and affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers who depend on their paychecks. DHS employees typically work without pay during shutdowns, creating financial hardship and potential staffing shortages at critical security checkpoints during peak travel periods. Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts to resolve the funding standoff.