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Senate Majority Leader John Thune discussed an off-ramp with President Donald Trump to reopen TSA and end long lines at airports, funding DHS but not ICE. Trump rejected it.

President claims immigration agents could help manage long lines as TSA agents go unpaid during partial shutdown Pilot and co-pilot killed after jet collision at LaGuardia US politics live – latest updates Security lines stretched for hours on Monday at US airports where unpaid Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) screening agents refused to report for duty … Read more

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. to a third country — stopping, for now, the government’s stated plans to swiftly remove him to the West African nation of Liberia. The temporary order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis keeps in … Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed to U.S. airports to help with TSA security lines beginning Monday. President Donald Trump advised Monday that the agents should not wear masks while on that assignment, adding he could bring in the National Guard to assist with airport chaos if needed. “ICE was my idea,” Trump told reporters … Read more

Case focuses on RNC’s challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they arrive after election day US politics live – latest updates The US supreme court appeared poised on Monday to curtail how mail-in ballots can be counted if they arrive after election day, which would affect laws in more than … Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to delay a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the U.S.’ conflict with Iran unfolds is raising a new question in Washington: whether pressure on global oil flows is factoring into U.S. leverage with Beijing.  The summit originally had been planned for March 31 to April 2, but Trump … Read more

Bill was introduced in the Senate on Monday as prediction market companies face greater scrutiny on state level Prediction markets are facing fresh bipartisan scrutiny in the US Senate as companies like Kalshi and Polymarket continue to battle state-led efforts to regulate online betting. A bill was introduced in the US Senate Monday that would … Read more

Authorities in Independence say store security contacted them about a ‘suspicious powder substance’ in the packages Fentanyl has been discovered inside the packaging of five Barbie dolls sold at a Missouri discount store, local authorities said. Police in Independence, Missouri, said in a statement on Saturday that store security at Cargo Largo, a local discount … Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have launched a new inquiry into outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s top aide, Corey Lewandowski, who allegedly sought personal payments from contractors, as was outlined in an NBC News investigation last week.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont state police sergeant is entitled to qualified immunity in a lawsuit brought by a protester who said she was injured when an officer used a wristlock to remove her from a sit-in at the state capitol. In a per curiam opinion unsigned, the court reversed the … Read more