Will sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security: Don

Washington: President Trump said on Thursday he would soon sign an order to pay all Deptment of Homeland Security employ­ees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.

He announced the unilateral move in a social media post, blaming Democrats for the impasse while thanking Republican leaders for their work this week in trying to end the standoff.

The president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transpo­r­tation Secur­i­ty Administra­tion after many employees had called out from work, resulting in long delays at airport security lines for travellers. Trump’s latest intervention is expected to apply to other non-law enfor­cement employees, inc­l­u­ding Federal Emergency Ma­na­ge­ment Agency and the US Coa­st Guard and support staff.