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Major airports grapple with hourslong security wait times and TSA staffing shortages amid partial government shutdown

By Marlene Lenthang and Jay Blackman Travel at major U.S. airports turned into a nightmare Sunday, with up to three-hour security wait times and a shortage of TSA workers at the start of spring break travel amid the partial government shutdown. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Lauren Bis said travelers are facing missed flights and massive delays. She blamed the chaos on congressional Democrats’ refusal to fund DHS, which led to the partial shutdown. “These political stunts force patriotic TSA officers, who protect our skies from serious threats, to work without pay,” she said in a statement. “These frontline heroes received only partial

Trump says he won’t sign any bills until SAVE America Act passes

By Raquel Coronell Uribe President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not sign any bills until the SAVE America Act is passed, adding that a “watered down” version of the act would not do. The legislation, which would overhaul voting laws and require proof of citizenship nationwide to register to vote, faces an uphill battle in the Senate. Noncitizen voting is illegal and uncommon. “It supersedes everything else. MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE. I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION — GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW

Democrats say they won’t relent on DHS funding demands because of Iran war

By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — Republicans have sought to use the Trump administration’s attack on Iran to pressure Democrats to relent on their demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security. But Democrats are quickly rejecting that push, making clear they will continue to insist on changes to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Customs and Border Protection, after federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis. “No,” moderate Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said when asked if the war changes his stance. “I don’t think the two relate.” King, who caucuses with Democrats, has previously opposed shutdowns. His

Kristi Noem’s firing isn’t enough. Democrats say they want her to pay.

By Natasha Korecki and Scott Wong WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem may be out at the top of the Department of Homeland Security, but Democrats are still demanding a “reckoning.” Democrats met news of Noem’s ouster Thursday with a cascade of calls for accountability. They ranged from a potential probe into the legality of contracts cut during her tenure to a perjury investigation after her congressional testimony to even a push for impeachment to keep her from holding public office in the future. Democrats vowed to probe Noem’s time as homeland security secretary if they took back power in the November midterm elections, while at least

Rep. Foushee Announces Legislation to Close AI Research Funding Gaps and Establish AI Institutes at HBCUs

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a Co-Chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy, announced she will be introducing the HBCU Artificial Intelligence Research Leadership Act, legislation to provide federal funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes. “As a member of the House, Science, Space, and Technology Committee and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy, I have fought to expand access to AI education, research, and career pathways for historically underrepresented communities,” said Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04). “The HBCU Artificial Intelligence Research Leadership Act builds on

Trump says he wants Iran’s leadership structure gone and has preferences for a ‘good leader’

By Garrett Haake WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated Thursday that he wants to see Iran’s leadership structure fully removed and that he has some names in mind for a “good leader.” “We want to go in and clean out everything,” Trump told NBC News in a phone call. “We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year period. “We want them to have a good leader. We have some people who I think would do a good job,” he added, declining to name anyone. Trump also said he is taking steps to make sure the people on his list make it through the

Trump administration under fire as thousands of Americans are stranded in war zone

By Abigail Williams, Dan De Luce and Justin Goldman WASHINGTON — In the days after the U.S. and Israel launched an air war against Iran, the State Department issued new advisories warning Americans to reconsider traveling to several countries in the region. By then, it was too late. Thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East as Iran retaliates with drone attacks on U.S. facilities, prompting Democratic lawmakers and current and former State Department officials to sharply criticize the Trump administration for failing to plan for what they say was a predictable scenario. “You would have had far fewer people in harm’s way,” a senior

Noem doesn’t retract calling U.S. citizens killed by immigration agents ‘domestic terrorists’ in tense hearing

By Nicole Acevedo Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not apologize for or retract administration statements falsely calling two U.S. citizens domestic terrorists shortly after they were killed by immigration agents in Minnesota in January. In her first appearance before Congress since the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24, Noem repeatedly defended the Trump administration’s immigration policies and tactics during a tense, almost four-hour Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the committee’s ranking member, pressed Noem about why Good and Pretti were falsely labeled as domestic terrorists following their killings. Noem expressed her condolences to their

Congress Splits Over Iran War as Senate Faces a Vote

By Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro A divided Congress is deeply split over the Trump administration’s large-scale military campaign against Iran on the eve of a Senate vote on the matter, after President Trump and top officials have offered a head-snapping series of shifting justifications for the conflict. Members of the House and Senate emerged from classified briefings with top administration officials on Tuesday with divergent assessments of the case they had made for war, falling almost entirely along party lines. Democrats said the president and his team had failed to articulate an imminent threat to justify acting without consulting Congress, while Republicans

Iran-U.S. war chokes key shipping lane and threatens global cargo industry

By Allie Canal and Emily Lorsch The war in Iran is choking off a key shipping route in the global supply chain, potentially leading to massive delays in the flow of goods to American consumers. The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that sits along the southern coast of Iran, gives passage to one-fifth of the world’s oil supply and is also a key route for other types of commodities like aluminum, sugar and fertilizer. According to Iranian state media, a senior commander for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the strait is closed and that it would set any ship trying to pass through

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