DHS Shutdown Breaks Record, Continues Amid Congressional Recess The Department of Homeland Security shutdown has reached a record 45 days, surpassing the previous longest shutdown. Funding issues and a stalled deal between House and Senate leaders have prolonged the shutdown as Congress enters a two-week recess, though behind-the-scenes negotiations are expected to continue. The Transportation Security Administration stated that most of its workers received pay for missed paychecks. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown reached 45 days on Monday, setting a new record for the longest shutdown in government history. Last year’s shutdown over expiring health insurance subsidies lasted 43 days before ending on Nov. 12, 2025. And after last week’s funding deal for the DHS stalled hours before Congress’ scheduled recess, the shutdown is prolonged even further. Funding lapsed for DHS back on Feb. 14, and a bill to fund parts of the department made it through the Senate last week but then collapsed in the House. The stalled deal shows a rare disconnect between the two Republican leaders in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.On Friday, Johnson angrily rebuked the plan that the Senate had unanimously agreed to as a "joke."Congress began its two-week spring recess on Monday, where senators and representatives head back to their homebase for state and district work. While they’ll be away from the capitol, behind-the-scenes conversations will likely still be happening to work a deal. "Theoretically, and I think this is a substantial probability, there’s going to be a lot of phone calls between Mike Johnson, Thune and Trump," political analyst and historian Rich Rubino told LiveNOW from FOX. "It’ll be very hard to see a scenario where they go back to their states, go back to their districts, and they do not deal with this. I think there’s really going to be an uprising on the part of their constituents who are going through the TSA lines who are going to say, ‘You really need to deal with this,’" Rubio continued. RELATED: When will TSA agents be paid? Why Trump's order may not bring immediate relief to airportsThe Transportation Security Administration said Monday that most of its workers got paid for at least two missed paychecks. The president last week signed a deal that would pay TSA workers who have gone without paychecks for 45 days now. Hundreds had called in or quit, leading to long lines at some airports with Trump sending in ICE agents to provide some relief. RELATED: TSA wait times still hit record highs with ICE agents in airportsExperts say the hours-long security lines won’t improve much until officers are confident this won’t happen again anytime soon.