Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on next to President Donald Trump talking to the media, at the White House on March 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque//Reuters WASHINGTON—Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six
Travelers wait in a TSA Pre security line at Miami International Airport in Miami on March 17, 2026. Travelers across the country are enduring long airport security lines as a partial federal government shutdown affects the Transportation Security Administration officers working the security lines. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced possible plans to move
Travelers wait in a TSA Pre security line at Miami International Airport in Miami on March 17, 2026. Travelers across the country are enduring long airport security lines as a partial federal government shutdown affects the Transportation Security Administration officers working the security lines. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced plans to move Immigration
Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026. Altaf Qadri/AP President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if Iranian forces don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz and cease all attacks on the critical waterway. “If Iran doesn’t
Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, has died, his family confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. He was 81. “With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away” on Friday, his family said in a statement, asking for their
Travelers wait in a TSA Pre security line at Miami International Airport in Miami on March 17, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Airline and transportation officials are warning that the nation could face major airport disruptions unless Congress reaches an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security by this time next week. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy
President Trump threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to staff airports if a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is not passed, as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen. A bill that would fund DHS and provide payments for Transportation Security Administration agents at airports failed to advance in the Senate