“The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is putting more pressure on Congress to swiftly end the 73-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown,” Semafor reports.
“The Secret Service falls under DHS, and the Trump administration estimates its ability to pay employees under executive order will run dry at the end of the week, according to multiple people in both parties.”
“Still, it’s an open question whether the shooting will be enough to resolve the impasse.”


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