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The agents are not trained to work airport security and are working exits and entrances, but critics say the armed officers are instilling fear in American travelers.

While speaking in Memphis, President Trump said he believed Republicans in Congress should not try to make any deal with Democrats unless it would include measures about voter identification.

House Republicans are targeting vulnerable districts in the 2026 midterms over the Department of Homeland Security shutdown and burgeoning Transportation Security Administration security chaos. “House Democrats shut down Homeland Security while TSA agents work for free and Americans sit in hours-long security lines,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella wrote Monday in a statement, … Read more

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that raised questions about the legality of mail-in voting. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach has details on the arguments and how members of the court appeared skeptical of counting mailed ballots that arrive after Election Day.

The US president claims progress in talks with Iran, but uncertainty persists. Meanwhile, Israel advances West Bank annexation under cover of a crisis It must be tough for Donald Trump: starting a war with Iran, but finding it terribly inconvenient to finish it before collecting a shiny prize from Benjamin Netanyahu or sharing a stage with China’s Xi Jinping. … Read more

Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas instead As a fuel crisis triggered by the war in Iran drives up global fossil fuel prices, the Trump administration has announced it will pay French energy major TotalEnergies $1bn to kill plans to construct wind farms off the US … Read more

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared poised to overturn state laws from Mississippi and other U.S. states that allow for the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day — a major case that could upend voting laws for millions of Americans just months before the 2026 midterm elections. At issue is a … Read more

Days after President Donald Trump set a deadline demanding that Iran fully open the Strait of Hormuz, he now says he’s pausing military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, citing new negotiations. Meanwhile, Iran and Israel continue to trade waves of missile strikes. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

First-team All Pro expected to get $120m guaranteed PLayer was NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 2025 Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba recently said he expects to become the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. He got his wish with a four-year, $168.6m contract extension that includes $120m guaranteed, according to multiple reports on … Read more

The Gunners have a nine-point lead in the Premier League. But recent run-ins, and their loss to City on Sunday, will keep them wary Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here Some day, probably quite soon, Arsenal will win something again. Quite probably something much bigger than the Carabao Cup. But until then, there … Read more