The US government shutdown has affected the payroll of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency faces a unique situation where a large majority of its staff are classified as 'essential' or 'excepted'. Excepted or essential staff have to work without guaranteed pay until the shutdown ends.
The Trump administration is warning that a prolonged government shutdown could soon leave thousands of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers without pay again, raising fears of major flight delays and travel disruption across the US ahead of the busy summer season.
