Mullin: DHS Faces Payroll Crisis as Shutdown Continues
The Spin
Republican narrative
Democrats have kept DHS shut down for months, choosing open borders over the paychecks of hardworking law enforcement. This is the longest shutdown in American history, and it's happening because Democrats would rather protect criminal illegal aliens than fund the agencies keeping Americans safe. Refusing to fund DHS is a betrayal of every American citizen, and voters need to remember that come November.
Democratic narrative
House Republicans refused to pass a bipartisan Senate bill to fund DHS — twice — meaning they own this shutdown. Democrats aren't blocking ICE funding out of nowhere; two American citizens were killed by federal agents with zero accountability, and basic reforms aren't radical requests. Republicans have blocked eight unanimous consent votes to pay TSA workers, and that record will define the 2026 midterms.
