The Department of Homeland Security officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed.
Over the weekend, U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz picked up his second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, setting an Olympic record in the 500 meter race. Meanwhile, skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11th in the women's giant slalom and American figure skater Ilia Malinin didn't medal after falling in the free skate.
President Trump and Congress left Washington last week without reaching a compromise on Democrats' demands for reforms to immigration enforcement, forcing a partial government shutdown to take effect over the weekend. More than 260,000 federal workers are impacted by the partial shutdown, including TSA officers. Willie James Inman reports.
