(CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all Homeland Security workers ...

Homeland Security is seeking to gain access to a trove of federal information on child support payments but could potentially be used for immigration enforcement purposes.

The fight over restrictions on immigration agents has prolonged the funding lapse for T.S.A., Coast Guard and more into a second month, as airports experience screening delays.