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‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

President says he will order new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA immediately as Congress remains deadlocked...

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US Senate fails for seventh time to advance bill to partly fund DHS

March 27, 2026 · 1:03 AM Shrai Popat in Washington

Vote came after Trump said he would sign an order directing agency’s new secretary to pay TSA agents

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Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff

March 26, 2026 · 11:01 PM Dani Anguiano

President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during dispute

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Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

March 26, 2026 · 10:38 PM Shrai Popat, Melody Schreiber and Michelle R Smith

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo

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US House speaker gives Trump so-called ‘America First’ award amid global chaos

March 26, 2026 · 5:46 PM José Olivares

Critics mock Mike Johnson and Republicans for presenting the president with the newly concocted award

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World News

Pro-Israel Democrats decry settler violence in West Bank amid attacks on Palestinians

March 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM Alice Speri

Aipac-backed lawmakers denounce ‘extremist’ violence in West Bank as support for Israel becomes a political...

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US News

Trump praises ICE agents he sent to US airports and again suggests deploying national guard amid DHS shutdown – as it happened

March 26, 2026 · 1:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Shannon Ho and Tom Ambrose

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Trump news at a glance: administration official warns of ‘dire situation’ at US airports ahead of World Cup

March 26, 2026 · 1:00 AM Guardian staff

New hires will not be ready to work checkpoints until well after the mega event, acting head of TSA says

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US News

Democrats shut down DHS funding deal from Republicans as standoff continues

March 25, 2026 · 9:13 PM Chris Stein and Shrai Popat

Republicans’ proposal would restart almost all of DHS operations but excluded key reforms that Democrats want

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Australia News

Morning Mail: Australians switch to EVs amid war, Iran rejects ceasefire plan, tech giants liable for ‘addictive’ products

March 25, 2026 · 7:53 PM Martin Farrer

Sales rise amid more warnings about fuel shortages and food prices; minister fear figure may damage relations with...

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US News

TSA staffing shortage and upcoming World Cup will create ‘perfect storm’, warns acting head

March 25, 2026 · 7:08 PM Shrai Popat

Ha Nguyen McNeill testified before House committee about airport wait times amid DHS funding shutdown

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US News

Maternal mortality rises in US aid-dependent countries under Republican presidents, study shows

March 25, 2026 · 7:05 PM Oliver Milman

Cuts to family planning aid are linked to an 11% increase in deaths during pregnancy and childbirth in some countries

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