DHS shutdown: Congressional dysfunction imperils pay for TSA, Secret Service

House Rules Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivers remarks alongside Ranking Member Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) during a Rules Committee Hearing on legislation to end the partial government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than 70 days and with Congress seemingly at an impasse on a series of contentious topics, and there's no quick end to the funding lapse on …