作者：查尔斯·克里茨 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月28日 美国东部时间晚上8:15
部分政府停摆导致国土安全部（DHS）员工领不到薪水，与此同时，美国对伊朗发动空袭，使伊朗濒临战争边缘。
周六，美国和以色列开始打击伊朗目标，包括独裁者阿亚图拉·阿里·侯赛尼·哈梅内伊的宫殿，耶路撒冷官员随后宣布哈梅内伊死亡。此次打击引发了对报复的担忧，可能来自美国境内。
“我正在与我们的联邦情报和执法合作伙伴直接协调，继续密切监控并挫败任何对国土的潜在威胁，”国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆在一份声明中表示。
周五过渡到周六期间，运输安全管理局（TSA）官员开始义务工作，该局称他们是“无私和牺牲的真正典范”。
“由于国土安全部鲁莽的停摆，TSA的男女员工现在不带薪上班，尽管国会民主党议员仍在领薪，”该局在一份声明中表示，指责民主党“政治作秀，让这些官员及其家人生活更加艰难”。
周六，随着人们关注美国本土安全以及伊朗承诺报复，国会议员注意到这种差异。
“鉴于中东局势发展以及伊朗及其恐怖代理人构成的持续威胁，众议院和参议院的民主党人必须停止这种政治行为，立即为国土安全部拨款，”宾夕法尼亚州共和党众议员丹尼尔·缪泽尔表示。
这位蓝山地区的议员所在选区拥有该机构在沙特尔维尔最新购买的移民中心，他补充说，在全球紧张局势加剧的情况下，阻挠国土安全部资金是“不负责任和危险的”。
“国会民主党人必须与共和党人合作，负责任地行事，停止阻挠为国土安全部拨款的努力，”缪泽尔说。
缪泽尔补充说，保护美国人是联邦政府的基本责任，美国不能承受与国家安全相关的延误。
国土安全部停摆触发运输安全管理局“紧急措施”，议员警告机场或面临经济阵痛
他的“关键州”同僚，参议员大卫·麦考密克周六也表达了同样的观点。
“现在民主党人最好放弃对国土安全部资金的反对，通过法案支持我们的国土安全，”麦考密克说。
“在中东局势不断演变的情况下，继续就国家安全玩政治游戏是危险的。”
尽管许多民主党人对特朗普政府的打击表示关切或反对，麦考密克的同僚、参议员约翰·费特曼在社交平台X上嘲笑批评者，转发了一条关于阿亚图拉·阿里·侯赛尼·哈梅内伊已被杀死的警报，并写道：“让我们看看谁会为那个垃圾哀悼。”
然而，众议院国土安全委员会最高民主党人批评了这次行动。
密西西比州众议员本尼·汤普森周六告诉NOTUS新闻，特朗普的袭击缺乏“明确的战略”，并补充说“由于特朗普鲁莽、煽动性的行动，美国今天容易受到随之而来的恐怖袭击”。
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伊朗德黑兰市中心，伊朗崇拜者在反以色列集会上举起手，以示与伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·哈梅内伊团结，谴责以色列对伊朗的袭击，2025年6月20日。（莫特扎·尼库巴兹尔/ NurPhoto via Getty Images）
“我对政府应对可能威胁的关注以及保护美国人的能力深感担忧，”他补充道。
就在打击行动之前，参议院和众议院民主党领袖发表联合声明，谈及国土安全部停摆的当前状况。
“我们已收到白宫的反建议，正在仔细审查。民主党人仍致力于继续争取真正的改革，以约束移民和海关执法局（ICE）并制止暴力行为，”纽约州参议员查尔斯·舒默和众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯表示。
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Iran strikes put DHS shutdown in full focus as agency employees skip pay | Fox News
By Charles Creitz | Fox News
Published February 28, 2026 8:15pm EST
The partial government shutdown has Department of Homeland Security employees missing their paychecks even as the U.S. has engaged Iran with airstrikes that have brought the nation to the brink of war.
On Saturday, the U.S. and Israel commenced targeting Iranian positions, including the palace of dictator Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was later declared dead by Jerusalem officials. The strikes have prompted concerns of retaliation, possibly inside U.S. borders.
“I am in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.
As Friday rolled into Saturday, Transportation Safety Administration officers began effectively working pro bono, and the agency called them “true models of selflessness and sacrifice.”
“Right now, the men and women of TSA are showing up to work without a paycheck due to the reckless DHS shutdown despite the fact that Democrat members of Congress are still getting paid,” the agency said in a statement, calling out Democrats’ “political theater making life harder for these officers and their families.”
Lawmakers took notice of the disparity on Saturday as eyes turned to the security of America’s homeland amid Iran’s pledge to strike back.
“Given developments in the Middle East and the ongoing threat posed by Iran and its terrorist proxies, Democrats in the House and Senate must cease the politics and must immediately fund the Department of Homeland Security,” said Rep. Daniel Meuser, R-Pa.
The Blue Mountain congressman, whose district is home to the agency’s latest immigration center purchase in Shartlesville, added that blocking DHS funding is “irresponsible and dangerous” amid the rising global tension.
“Democrats in Congress must join Republicans, act responsibly and stop blocking efforts to fund DHS,” Meuser said.
Meuser added that protecting Americans is a fundamental federal responsibility and that the U.S. cannot afford national security-related delays.
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His Keystone compatriot, Sen. David McCormick, echoed that sentiment Saturday.
“Now would be a good time for Democrats to drop their opposition to DHS funding and pass the bill to support our homeland security,” McCormick said.
“Continuing to play political games with our national security given the unfolding situation in the Middle East is dangerous.”
While many Democrats voiced concern or opposition to the Trump administration’s strikes, McCormick’s counterpart, Sen. John Fetterman, ridiculed critics on X, retweeting an alert that Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei had been killed and writing, “Let’s see who grieves for that garbage.”
The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, however, criticized the operation.
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi told NOTUS News Saturday that Trump’s attack lacks “a clear strategy,” adding the U.S. is “vulnerable to ensuing terrorism attacks today because of Trump’s reckless, inflammatory actions.”
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Iranian worshipers hold up their hands as signs of unity with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during an anti-Israeli rally to condemn Israel’s attacks on Iran in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025.(Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“I am deeply concerned about the administration’s attention to possible threats and its ability to protect Americans,” he added.
Just prior to the strikes, Senate and House Democratic leaders released a joint statement addressing the DHS shutdown’s current conditions.
“We have received the White House’s counteroffer and are reviewing it closely. Democrats remain committed to keep fighting for real reforms to rein in ICE and stop the violence,” said New York Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS for additional comment.
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