'Suffered far too long': Trump says he'll sign order to pay DHS employees amid funding deadlock

President Donald Trump announced he will sign an order to ensure Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have gone without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown receive their salaries. This follows a similar intervention where he authorized pay for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers, and is expected to cover other non-law enforcement DHS personnel including staff at FEMA and the US Coast Guard. The move comes as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding for DHS, with no legislative breakthrough on Thursday. Both the House and Senate held brief pro forma sessions, leaving the shutdown likely to extend into next week.