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How Trump is complicating TSA funding

What Trump wants from a DHS funding measure, briefly explained.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff: The DHS shutdown is causing chaos at airports, but Donald Trump has his own set of priorities.

What’s happening? Lawmakers are negotiating this week over a possible measure to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security — but not ICE — before a scheduled Easter recess starting on Saturday. The ongoing DHS shutdown has meant that TSA........

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