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The 2026 Homeland Security shutdown over Democrats' ICE demands

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Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows · 11 articles, Jan 25Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform · 39 articles, Jan 26Brief US government shutdown begins after funding deadline lapses · 9 articles, Jan 27Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight · 14 articles, Jan 30Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House · 10 articles, Jan 30Senate strikes deal to avoid partial government shutdown · 35 articles, Jan 30Here's what to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact · 26 articles, Jan 31Government Shutdown 2026: House set to vote to end partial shutdown · 34 articles, Feb 1Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown · 11 articles, Feb 2Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE · 12 articles, Feb 2Trump Signs Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown, Setting Stage for Next Fight · 29 articles, Feb 3GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown · 14 articles, Feb 3Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands · 14 articles, Feb 5DHS shutdown now in effect after Congress fails to reach funding deal · 85 articles, Feb 12TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown · 22 articles, Feb 14Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on · 33 articles, Feb 15TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight · 19 articles, Feb 22Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs · 61 articles, Feb 22Airports see hourslong delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending · 31 articles, Mar 9Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel · 13 articles, Mar 11TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces airport screeners to work without pay · 16 articles, Mar 16Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown · 9 articles, Mar 16Airports may close as TSA funding issues continue: what we know · 12 articles, Mar 17ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners · 29 articles, Mar 21Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff · 8 articles, Mar 21Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS shutdown · 37 articles, Mar 21Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags · 11 articles, Mar 22ICE agents are at airports to help TSA ease travel woes. Here’s what we know about their deployment · 141 articles, Mar 22Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens · 8 articles, Mar 23Miserably long airport lines ease as TSA workers start to recoup back pay · 26 articles, Mar 24Delta suspends specialty services for congressional members amid shutdown-driven TSA delays · 31 articles, Mar 24House Republicans reject Senate plan to end DHS shutdown · 12 articles, Mar 24TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight · 18 articles, Mar 25Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding · 97 articles, Mar 26DHS funding deal reached in Senate, funds TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not ICE and Border Patrol · 26 articles, Mar 27Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement · 26 articles, Mar 27TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines · 17 articles, Mar 28Border czar says ICE may not leave airports once TSA officers are paid · 18 articles, Mar 29Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown · 37 articles, Apr 1Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all employees during shutdown · 24 articles, Apr 2Trump signs bill to fund DHS, ending shutdown · 49 articles, Apr 28
Sean "Diddy" Combs's sex trafficking case and abuse lawsuits · Feb 27, 2024 – Sep 17, 2026The 2024 attempts on Trump's life in Butler and at his Florida golf club · Jul 14, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else254 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of Homeland Security that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Migrant Caravan From Honduras Heads Toward US Border6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  2. Sep 28– 29NFL asks Homeland Security to take down video of Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins31 articles · 24 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 24– 25Homeland Security defends officers in immigrant's fatal car crash in Michigan9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 11– 12Ilhan Omar ‘married her brother’ and could be deported: DHS secretary8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 6 right
  5. Sep 2– 4Immigrant rights group seeks to block use of federal databases it says could purge legal voters9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 2– 3Coast Guard plane carrying DHS Secretary Mullin makes emergency landing41 articles · 30 independent sources
    3 left, 14 center, 5 right
  7. Aug 13– 14Homeland Security paid $464 million for airplanes. Then it parked them.6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 30Pennsylvania responds to Homeland Security's non-citizen voter claims6 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Jul 22– 23DHS has issued $84 billion in fines to illegal immigrants who won't go home7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
  10. Jul 16– 18US to slash duration of foreign journalist visas26 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right

Stories that name United States Department of Homeland Security

  1. Sep 29Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce, court docs show11 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 27– 28DHS Denies Agents Were Told to Stand Down Arrests for Non-Criminals4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 24– 25US cybersecurity agency releases election infrastructure plan 40 days before midterms23 articles · 19 independent sources
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  4. Sep 22– 23The DHS Debunks Media Myths on Austin ICE Shooting of Illegal Immigrant5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 3 right
  5. Sep 22– 28Supreme Court sides with Trump on voter database107 articles · 81 independent sources
    19 left, 18 center, 20 right
  6. Sep 22– 24ICE arrests California Assembly staffer at airport13 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 4 right
  7. Sep 21– 25What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb35 articles · 23 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 21– 22Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new Homeland Defense advisory board5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  9. Sep 21– 24Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say14 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 6 right
  10. Sep 20– 24A Venezuelan man was shot by ICE in Austin while doing deliveries. Here’s what we know289 articles · 97 independent sources
    18 left, 49 center, 12 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 24– 25185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely citizens, state says4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 24– 25White House hunts for noncitizen voters5 articles · 1 independent sources
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  3. Sep 9– 10Police search Bow spa for alleged human trafficking and prostitution-related crimes5 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Aug 21– 22DHS confirms just 185 non-citizens on Nevada voter rolls after claiming there were thousands more3 articles · 3 independent sources
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  5. Aug 4– 6Minnesota's Prairie Correctional Facility sold to federal government23 articles · 11 independent sources
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  6. Aug 3– 5Trump official urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’14 articles · 2 independent sources
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  7. Jul 30– Aug 3Trump administration rules out mass ICE enforcement at the polls in midterms19 articles · 2 independent sources
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  8. Jul 22– 23US Senate Dems press Mullin to ensure all immigration agents have body cameras14 articles · 2 independent sources
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  9. Jul 22– 23Onetime acting FEMA chief fired by Trump now on track to be confirmed to head agency14 articles · 1 independent sources
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  10. Jul 22– 25ICE raids took economic toll8 articles · 2 independent sources
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