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
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
The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports, rejecting one of President Trump’s priorities as he pressures Congress to act on a broad voting bill. Senators were holding a rare weekend session to debate the voting legislation, which would put in place strict new requirements for voter registration
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during an interview at the agency headquarters in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after allegedly emailing a threat to Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, according to court documents. Alden Ruml, a resident of Cambridge, was