{"id":70453,"date":"2026-03-31T06:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/airport-congestion-eases-as-tsa-workers-receive-backpay-but-record-dhs-shutdown-drags-on-us-politics-live\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:56:51","slug":"airport-congestion-eases-as-tsa-workers-receive-backpay-but-record-dhs-shutdown-drags-on-us-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/airport-congestion-eases-as-tsa-workers-receive-backpay-but-record-dhs-shutdown-drags-on-us-politics-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport congestion eases as TSA workers receive backpay but record DHS shutdown drags on \u2013 US politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their pay<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\"><strong>Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox<\/strong><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and joint chiefs of staff Dan Caine are due to give an update on the military campaign in Iran on the hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It comes as Donald Trump described Iran as having been \u201cdecimated\u201d by the US-Israeli war.<\/p>\n<p>All of those countries that can\u2019t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won\u2019t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren\u2019t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/mar\/31\/donald-trump-iran-shutdown-dhs-tsa-ice-immigration-kennedy-center-latest-news-updates\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their pay Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and joint chiefs of staff Dan Caine are due to give an update on the military campaign in Iran on the hour. 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