President Donald Trump is demanding an appropriations bill funding Immigration and customs Enforcement as well as Customs and Border Protection to be on his desk by June 1. The new plan would avoid needing a 60-vote majority in the Senate.

The Senate resent a DHS funding bill back to the House, which didn't try to approve it and won't have another chance until April 6.

The Department of Homeland Security shutdown that sowed chaos in airports across the country could draw to a close as GOP leaders coalesced around a deal.

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a policy requiring the secretary to approve contracts over $100,000, the Department of Homeland Security said.

The plan to restructure the Office of Intelligence and Analysis would require congressional approval and could reshape oversight of domestic intelligence-sharing.

The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September. Republicans would then try to fund the whole agency for three years using a tactic that would not need Democratic votes.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would soon sign an emergency order to pay all employees at the Department of Homeland Security who have worked without pay since mid-February as Congress has failed to reach a funding deal.

The federal government will provide affected DHS employees with a 30-day automatic extension for this tax filing season.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office.