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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.
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'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 …
Concerns raised over Trump’s daily Iran war briefings; Philadelphia DA has warning for ICE agents at airport
