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DHS shutdown set to stretch on with Congress on 2-week break

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Washington — The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, now the longest in history, is set to stretch on after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed solution to the standoff late last week.  At 45 days, the DHS shutdown has surpassed last year’s funding lapse to become the longest in history. Though Congress was able … Read more

TSA wait times stretch up to 6 hours as ICE and other Homeland Security agents deployed to 14 airports

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The Trump administration deployed ICE and other Homeland Security agents to 14 of the nation’s airports on Monday to help shuttle passengers through overcrowded TSA checkpoints. In one airport, the security line wait-time was up to six hours.  The agents are filling in for TSA officers in some places due to mass call-outs during the … Read more

ICE agents deployed to some U.S. airports as TSA lines stretch for hours

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began deploying to some U.S. airports on Monday as a partial government shutdown caused shortages of Transportation Security Administration officers who have resigned or called out of work. Immigration agents arrived Monday at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, where they were seen patrolling the lines outside security checkpoints, CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry … Read more

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther

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DETROIT — When gas prices spike, filling up gets more painful. But consumers can do something to stretch their fuel just a little farther: Change the way they drive. “It’s a hard one to swallow, right? You gotta put gas in to go about your day and get to work and pick the kids up … Read more

Millions of Americans skip meals, stretch medication to afford health care

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One-third of Americans are cutting back on everyday living expenses — even skipping meals — and stretching their prescription medications so they can afford health care, according to new polling from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. About 82 million Americans across low-, middle- and high-income brackets say they are spending less on utilities, driving … Read more

Trump’s Iran ultimatum enters decisive stretch after State of the Union

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump has drawn his line. Now the clock is running. After publicly giving Iran roughly 10 days to 15 days to reach a nuclear agreement, Trump used his State of the Union address to make clear the deadline is backed by force.  “I will never … Read more