GOP infighting, Democrats’ unmet demands and a CLEAR windfall: Who’s winning and losing the DHS shutdown

GOP infighting, Democrats' unmet demands and a CLEAR windfall: Who's winning and losing the DHS shutdown

Thune says Democrats 'ended up getting no reforms' after plunging the country into a partial shutdown

People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Amid the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has not had his immigration reform demands met, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., passed rival DHS funding proposals. (Alex Wong/Getty Images; Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Federal law enforcement agents stand guard while facing anti-ICE protesters outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 15, 2026. (Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Travelers are being urged to remain patient as TSA call-outs and staffing shortages continue during the shutdown. (Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Immigration agents and travelers are seen inside Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal A in Newark, New Jersey, on March 23, 2026. (Matthew Hoen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Passengers wait to pass through security at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on August 31, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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