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Board and players unanimously approve new CBA deal Seven-year agreement runs through end of 2032 season Free agency, expansion draft now come in quick rush Explained: what the new deal means for players The WNBA’s board of governors unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday. Their vote came a day … Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is calling for a national framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) — but cautioned it should not go too far. “America will win the AI race. We will win it, if two things happen —  if government resists the siren song of control, and if industry steps up as our … Read more

Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure to pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

Sources familiar with shutdown negotiations say an end is in sight to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, while President Trump says he’s taking “a hard look” at a potential deal. NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez, Julie Tsirkin, Aaron Gilchrist and Julie Ainsley bring their latest reporting. The American Federation of Government Employees … Read more

Senate Republicans have landed on a funding framework for Homeland Security that they hope will end the shutdown. Now, they just need Senate Democrats to agree. The framework, which was developed over the weekend and finalized early this week, would reopen and fund most of the agency, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It … Read more

California governor backtracks and says he meant to apply term to Israel’s future if it continues on present trajectory The California governor, Gavin Newsom, backtracked on earlier remarks likening Israel to an “apartheid state” in a new interview with Politico published on Tuesday. In the interview, the Democrat, who is widely expected to launch a … Read more

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday said the United States would effectively cede control of the Strait of Hormuz if it ended the war with Iran at this point.  The waterway is vital to global shipping, particularly the energy market, and has been a focal point of Iran and U.S. forces as Tehran has … Read more

Australian-born Maga influencer Nick Adams appointed to role for tourism, exceptionalism and American values Donald Trump’s appointment of Nick Adams, the “alpha male” Australian turned American internet provocateur as a new special presidential envoy on Tuesday, could give fuel to theories that the White House is deliberately trolling the world. The president nominated the Sydney-born … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Despite the ongoing conflict in Iran, President Donald Trump’s “energy czar,” Doug Burgum, is confident the “temporary blip up” in gas and energy prices facing Americans will come back down very soon as the president’s “drill baby drill” agenda takes effect. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Burgum, who leads the Interior Department … Read more

As the Senate weighs the new paths forward to end the 38-day government shutdown Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security is blasting Democrats for “the safety, dependability, and ease of our air travel at risk.” The first spring travel weekend airport chaos has subsided in the Transportation Security Administration lines at some of the major … Read more