Morning coverage focused on President Trump's executive order to pay TSA workers during the ongoing DHS shutdown, with multiple outlets reporting his announcement to bypass Congress and address airport disruptions. Midday reporting shifted decisively to the Senate's passage of a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending it to the House in an effort to end the 40-day shutdown. Evening coverage centered on House Republicans rejecting the Senate's funding bill, prolonging airport chaos, with President Trump signing an executive order to pay TSA workers using other funds as the shutdown stalemate continued.