DHS Shutdown Enters 43rd Day as Trump Links Reopening to SAVE America Act Passage

Trump rejected an off-ramp to fund DHS as airport delays worsened, insisting congressional Republicans pass the SAVE America Act before he would sign any DHS funding bill. The partial shutdown has now lasted 43 days with 366 TSA officers having quit. Senate is expected to confirm Mullin to lead Homeland Security as the TSA staffing standoff deepens. The LaGuardia Airport collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire-rescue truck, killing two pilots, occurred against the backdrop of degraded airport operations.