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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal Senators are reviewing a "last and final" Republican offer to end the funding impasse that disrupted travel.
'This is our fight': Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance ahead of No Kings protests Overall, more than 9 million people are expected to turn out nationwide for what leaders predict will be the largest single day of protesting …
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.
Iranian strike wounds US troops and damages planes at Saudi air base, official says Iran's nuclear facilities came under attack Friday, state media reported, after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign.
Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without a roll call, next goes to the House, which is expected to consider it Friday.
