Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries during the ongoing government shutdown, but experts say it's legally unfeasible without congressional approval.

Elon Musk has said he will pay the salaries of TSA workers himself during the partial government shutdown, which has left the Department of Homeland Security without money since mid-February. The funding deadlock, which has been going on for more than a month, has led to staff shortages, longer airport security lines (over three hours at major hubs), and 366 TSA resignations. Musk's plan is meant to help workers with their finances and make travel easier, but legal experts are not sure if it will work because private funds cannot legally replace federal payroll without congressional approval. The shutdown goes on because of political gridlock. Democrats are blocking a DHS-wide funding bill, and some lawmakers and airline executives are asking Congress to act to stop more problems.