DHS Funding Remains In Limbo As GOP Lawmakers Warn Of Retaliatory Terror Attacks

Congress remains deadlocked on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as GOP lawmakers warn of heightened threats to the U.S. in the aftermath of Saturday’s Iran strikes.

Republican lawmakers such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New York Rep. Andrew Garbarino, who chairs the Homeland Security committee, have highlighted the necessity of DHS funding over concerns of potential retaliatory terror attacks. A deadly Sunday mass shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas — in which the suspected assailant wore pro-Iran and pro-Islam clothing — has made the threat of terrorist sleeper cells a prominent concern as major metro areas across the nation enforce heightened security measures.

“The threats of terrorism are higher right now and our forces are on alert because we are actively taking out the Iranian leadership and the Ayatollah,” Cruz said during Monday morning appearance on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends.” “It is shocking that the Democrats continue to defund the Department of Homeland Security. We need a fully funded Department of Homeland Security at a time when terrorism threats are higher.”

Coast Guard service members, some of which played a role in the Iran strikes, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, missed a paycheck Friday, and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents only received a partial paycheck