House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial US government shutdown

Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.

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Their Senate colleagues backed a bill that would have reopened most of DHS but excluded funding for immigration agencies to garner support from Democrats, who oppose funding immigration enforcement without reforms.

House Republican leaders rejected this, with Speaker Mike Johnson labelling the Senate bill a "joke".

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents, who manage US airport security, have not been paid in more than a month due to the impasse.

House Republicans are demanding that the legislation includes money for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, and their plan would mean funding DHS at current levels for 60 days.