Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security, bypassing Congress

President Donald Trump said he will soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees, broadening a previous workaround that covered only TSA workers.

AP first reported the move on Thursday, saying Trump’s plan would bypass Congress while DHS funding remains unresolved. Reuters and Axios later reported the same pledge.

The new step builds on a March 27 White House memorandum that directed DHS to use funds with a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations to compensate Transportation Security Administration employees. That earlier action came after Congress failed to agree on DHS funding.

Trump’s latest announcement would extend the idea beyond TSA to the broader Homeland Security workforce. It was not immediately clear exactly which DHS components would be covered first or what funding source would be used.

The move adds another layer to the standoff over agency pay and shutdown politics, with the White House taking action while lawmakers remain deadlocked. For now, the key development is that Trump says a broader DHS pay order is coming soon, not just a TSA fix.