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Trump’s signature to appear on paper currency in a first for a sitting president

By Raquel Coronell Uribe President Donald Trump is adding his name to U.S. dollar bills, the first time a sitting president’s signature will go on paper currency, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. Trump’s signature will go on the bills in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, the Treasury said. Historically, paper currency carries the signatures of the treasury secretary and the treasurer. “The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. “Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved.” U.S. paper

Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown

By Sahil Kapur, Owen Hayes, Brennan Leach and Lauren Zola WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security after a 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m by voice vote following a marathon session, hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an order to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration officers. The funding lapse has seen them go without pay, leading many to call out of work and causing extreme delays at airports of up to four hours. The deal followed arduous bipartisan negotiations that occurred

Trump housing official seeks new DOJ prosecution of Letitia James

By Kelly O’Donnell, Katherine Doyle, Gary Grumbach and Kyla Guilfoil A Trump administration official made two criminal referrals Wednesday against New York Attorney General Letitia James months after the Justice Department failed for a third time in its efforts to prosecute the longtime target of President Donald Trump. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte alleged in the referrals that James committed insurance fraud, saying she may have falsified information on separate homeowner’s insurance applications regarding occupancy at two homes in Norfolk, Virginia, according to documents obtained by NBC News. One referral was made to U.S. Attorney Jason Quiñones in the Southern District of Florida and the other

Long airport lines are the tip of the iceberg of DHS shutdown, officials tell Congress

By Suzanne Gamboa The partial government shutdown is reaching far beyond long lines at airport security and flight cancellations, top Homeland Security officials told a House committee Wednesday. The protracted partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security means new Transportation and Security Administration workers won’t be trained in time to accommodate the surge of fans traveling throughout the country for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, disaster relief funds are dwindling, and some cybersecurity intelligence isn’t being properly shared, the officials told the House Homeland Security Committee. “We are anticipating a significant influx in passenger volume as fans travel through airports to see the

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Streamline Federal Grants for HBCUs

A new HBCU bill is trying to fix a problem campus leaders know too well A new bipartisan Senate bill is trying to make it easier for HBCUs to find and pursue federal research money. Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Katie Britt of Alabama introduced the HBCU Research Capacity Act, which would create a federal clearinghouse focused on grant opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and research-capacity support. The proposal was introduced in the Senate this week and, as of the bill text now posted, has been read twice and referred to committee rather than passed into law. Why

Tensions flare during Iran briefing on Capitol Hill

By Courtney Kube, Melanie Zanona, Jonathan Allen and Gordon Lubold WASHINGTON — Tensions flared behind closed doors Wednesday as defense and intelligence officials briefed some lawmakers about the war in Iran, with Republicans and Democrats expressing frustration about a lack of clarity and information about President Donald Trump’s strategy, according to four congressional officials who attended the briefing and a lawmaker who was briefed on it later. Much of the frustration during the briefing for the House Armed Services Committee centered on the prospect of the United States’ sending ground troops into Iran, the officials and lawmaker said, including what the troops could be used for and whether the

Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos

By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin, Garrett Haake, Ryan Nobles and Brennan Leach WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are buzzing with optimism that they’ve found a viable path to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, four sources familiar with negotiations between the White House and Congress told NBC News. Republicans believe the framework could gain the support of President Donald Trump and secure enough Democratic support to quickly fund TSA and bring an end to long lines at airports. Asked after a White House meeting whether Republicans have a solution, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., said: “We do.” The path involves funding all of DHS with the exception of immigration

Delta suspends specialty services for members of Congress amid shutdown-driven TSA delays

By Suzanne Gamboa and Jonathan Allen 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. On Tuesday morning, Delta issued a statement saying it would temporarily suspend specialty services for members of Congress “due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown.” Members of Congress are given special treatment at airports, including expedited screening, escorts through airports to bypass long security lines, and dedicated reservation desks that, among other things, allow them to make last-minute changes. TSA workers

Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war

By Katherine Doyle, Courtney Kube and Dan De Luce WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video update for President Donald Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours, three current U.S. officials and a former U.S. official said. The daily montage typically runs for about two minutes, sometimes longer, the officials said. One described each daily video as a series of clips of “stuff blowing up.” The highlight reel of U.S. Central Command bombing Iranian equipment and military sites isn’t the only briefing Trump

More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

By Jay Blackman and Phil Helsel More than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers have quit since a partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14 left them working without pay, the Department of Homeland Security said. Funding was shut off to DHS over demands by Democrats for reforms at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection following alleged abuses and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. There has also been a national callout rate of 10% at TSA on more than half the days of the last week, Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary

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