Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress face increased public scrutiny,

The longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history continues with no end in sight. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Julie Tsirkin discusses the pressure facing Congress as some Americans cancel spring break plans and lawmakers are accused of “living their lives.

Just as an end to the nearly seven-week-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security appeared, it quickly vanished. Then lawmakers left DC.

House Republicans passed an eight-week measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Friday night, rejecting a separate deal that the Republican-led Senate passed earlier in the day. The inter-chamber squabble is likely to lead to a continued stalemate over the department,

Tens of thousands of staffers at the Department of Homeland Security are still working without pay during the record partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump ordered the agency to compensate Transportation Security Administration employees.

With long TSA lines stretching into another week at airports across the U.S., travelers' patience is wearing thin. Meanwhile, members of Congress traveled home for their two-week recess without passing a funding bill.

Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a prolonged DHS shutdown for over six weeks. This government funding battle has caused pain for millions, with over 500 TSA

TSA workers in the nation’s capital are voicing frustration with Congress even as Trump administration officials say their pay will resume, at least temporarily, in the coming days. “It’s just a lot of frustration.