DHS shutdown live updates as Senate deal without ICE funding heads to House

Ahead of its two-week recess, the Senate agreed to an off-ramp to end the 42-day partial shutdown that has centered on federal immigration enforcement.  The deal that was approved in a voice vote after 2 a.m. funds all of DHS except ICE and parts of CBP.  The legislation did not include most of the reforms … Read more

Senate approves deal that would fund most of DHS and Iran’s newest powerbroker: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: The Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end the shutdown. A leading figure in Iranian politics emerges as a possible negotiator with the U.S. And a college basketball coach who is still top of his game at age 73. Here’s what to know today. Senate … Read more

Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states’ voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say

The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told CBS News. The Justice Department’s controversial collection of voter roll data is being litigated in … Read more

Trump pressures GOP to scrap filibuster, says ‘desperate’ Schumer ‘will make a deal’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump pressured Senate Republicans to ditch the filibuster and claimed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will strike a deal due to concern about the prospect of the GOP scrapping the procedural hurdle.  “Chuck Schumer, a desperate, crippled politician, who has lost control of the … Read more

TSA forced to consolidate lanes, may have to close small airports as funding deal stalls

The TSA’s top official says the situation at U.S. airports could get even worse if the partial government shutdown that has frozen officers’ paychecks continues. “We are being forced to consolidate lanes and may have to close smaller airports if we do not have enough officers,” acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said Wednesday at … Read more

Attacks Escalate in Middle East as Trump Insists Iran Wants a Deal

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White House warns Iran against balking at deal: Trump ready to ‘unleash hell’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House issued a stark warning to Iran on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump is prepared to “unleash hell” if Tehran refuses to step back from its nuclear ambitions and its ongoing threats against the United States and its allies. “President Trump does not bluff, and … Read more

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

WASHINGTON — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head told Congress on Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen McNeill described the mounting hardships … Read more