No clear path to ending the latest partial government shutdown

A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trumps team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Democrats are demanding changes to how immigration operations are conducted after the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis last month.
The shutdown impacts TSA, the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.
TSA officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHSs annual funding. TSA officers also worked through the record shutdown that ended Nov. 12, but aviation experts say this one may play out differently.

TSA officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHSs annual funding. TSA officers also worked through the record shutdown that ended Nov. 12, but aviation experts say this one may play out differently. Trade groups nonetheless warned that the longer DHS appropriations are lapsed, the longer security lines at the nations commercial airports could get.  The U.S. Travel Association, Airlines for America and the American Hotel & Lodging Association in a joint statement urged Congress to "act with urgency to ensure TSA is fully funded" and to pursue permanent solutions to guarantee pay for essential federal workers. "As yet another government shutdown looms, so does one of the busiest travel times of the year -- spring break," the statement said. "Travelers and the U.S. economy cannot afford to have essential TSA personnel working without pay, which increases the risk of unscheduled absences and call-outs, and ultimately can lead to higher wait times and missed or delayed flights." Congress is on recess until Feb. 23, and both sides appear dug into their positions. Besides TSA, the impasse affects the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, Secret Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.