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The Department of Homeland Security remains shutdown for the 45th day and is now the longest federal government shutdown in American history. Lawmakers left Capitol Hill on Friday after House Republicans chose not to put a bill on the floor that was passed unanimously in the Senate that would have funded most of the agency … Read more

Trump has ordered pay be restored to TSA employees but it is unclear where money will come from and whether he has such legal powers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump is dispatching a so-called “God squad” of top officials to revoke protections for … Read more

From Times Square to here in Minnesota’s state capital, communist and socialist activists at the nationwide “No Kings” protests escalated their anti-America campaign and openly called for a nationwide economic strike on May 1, an international communist holiday known as May Day, as key Democratic activists joined their call. At the rally here in St. … Read more

All three major stock indexes are down 7% since the war in Iran began five weeks ago and what started off as a short-term geopolitical flare up could turn into a longer-term slide. NBC’s business correspondent Brian Cheung reports for TODAY on the war’s impact on oil and gas prices, as well as mortgage rates … Read more

As thousands more American troops arrive in the Middle East to join a widening war, President Donald Trump says Iran is softening its weekslong blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, after it allowed 20 boats through the oil route. It comes as the Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground … Read more

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is calling on prosecutors to try, convict and punish the undocumented killer of Stephanie Minter, arguing that he must face American justice before he’s ordered to leave the country. Kaine said he fears deportation could be a form of leniency. “I’m not sure that if he’s deported, [that] he will really … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: States that decline to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) could forgo nearly $23 billion in education funding over the next three years, according to a new analysis from the America First Policy Institute. To highlight those potential losses, the group will launch an interactive Funding Loss Calculator designed … Read more

After setting the women’s around-the-world record two years ago, the Alaskan is aiming for a new mark with her next 18,000 mile journey On 11 September 2024, Lael Wilcox returned to Chicago after 108 days in the saddle, smashing the women’s around-the-world cycling record by more than two weeks. The extraordinary feat had taken her … Read more

A political newcomer and former reality star running in Virginia’s Democratic senatorial primary is causing an uproar in his party after breaking with them on gerrymandering and a slew of new gun control efforts. Mark Moran, a former contestant on the HBOMax series “FBoy Island” and previously a Wall Street banker, is challenging longtime Senate … Read more

Travelers say they feel deeply sympathetic to the airline workers who have been caught up in the shutdown of DHS — and frustrated with politicians in Washington for letting it all happen.