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Musk Offers to Cover TSA Pay During DHS Standoff
Musk's Offer to Pay
TSA Agents Turned Down
UPDATED
Mar 25, 2026 6:20 PM CDT

Musk's Offer to Pay TSA Agents Turned Down

White House says it would 'pose great legal challenges' due to his federal contracts

(Newser) - The White House says it appreciates the world's richest man's offer to cover paychecks for TSA workers during the partial government shutdown, but there are legal obstacles in the way. "We greatly appreciate Elon's generous offer. This would pose great legal challenges due to his involvement...

Delta Cuts Special Perks for Congress Amid Shutdown

Move follows unpaid TSA officers and growing shutdown-related airport chaos

(Newser) - Congress members just got bumped a bit closer to the back of the line. Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it is putting a pause on most of its special perks for lawmakers, pointing to the prolonged partial government shutdown that's snarling air travel nationwide, the New York Times reports....

Minnesota Just Sued the Trump Administration

State seeks withheld evidence on shootings tied to immigration crackdown

(Newser) - Minnesota just took an extraordinary step in three controversial police shootings: It sued the Trump administration to get evidence, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . In a federal lawsuit filed in Washington, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, and the state's top criminal investigator accuse the...

How a Mask and a Limp Exposed Student's Alleged Killer

Apartment building engineer saw Jose Medina on surveillance footage, alerted police

(Newser) - A security camera and a noticeable limp helped Chicago police zero in on the man they say killed Sheridan Gorman , an 18-year-old college student, near Loyola University's campus. An arrest report reviewed by Fox News says 25-year-old Venezuelan national Jose Medina was seen on video leaving the shooting scene...

Senate Sets Up Quick Vote on Mullin
Senate Confirms Mullin
as Next DHS Secretary
UPDATED
Mar 23, 2026 9:52 PM CDT

Senate Confirms Mullin as Next DHS Secretary

With a 54-45 vote largely along party lines

(Newser) - The Senate on Monday night voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, a job he'll take after Kristi Noem, removed from the post by President Trump, leaves at the end of the month. The Oklahoma Republican, perhaps not surprisingly, voted for...

DHS Attributes Teen's Murder to 'Open Border Policies'

Suspect in Loyola University student's killing is a Venezuelan migrant with prior arrests

(Newser) - The shooting death of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student during a dawn walk to see the skyline has become the latest flashpoint in the national fight over immigration and "sanctuary" laws. Chicago police on Sunday charged Jose Medina-Medina, 25, a Venezuelan migrant, with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and...

Trump Sending ICE Agents to Airports to Help TSA

He says they will arrive Monday amid the partial government shutdown

(Newser) - ICE is headed to US airports. President Trump said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will start helping Transportation Security Administration staff at airports on Monday as TSA struggles with staffing during the ongoing partial government shutdown and a spike in spring break traffic, reports USA Today . The move...

Fetterman Under Fire From Fellow Democrats Again

His vote in favor of DHS nominee Mullin brings out the critics

(Newser) - Sen. John Fetterman is back in a familiar place: under fire from fellow Democrats . In the latest case, the Pennsylvania senator broke with his party and cast the deciding vote to advance the nomination of GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin's to run Homeland Security. As a result, Axios reports that...

At One Airport, 40% of TSA Agents Called Out

It's fueling long security lines, portending possible airport closures amid government shutdown

(Newser) - Travelers at several major US airports are facing a new kind of turbulence: The screeners aren't showing up. More than 40% of Transportation Security Administration officers at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport skipped work on Tuesday, with similarly high no-show rates in New Orleans (about 36%) and Atlanta...

Senate Panel Votes 8-7 on Mullin Nomination

Fetterman's vote swung it for DHS nominee

(Newser) - A nominee who publicly called a Senate committee chair a "snake" just cleared that chair's panel. Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to run the Department of Homeland Security squeaked out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on an 8–7 vote Thursday, surviving only because...

Feds Fast-Track Deportation of Boy, 5, and Family

Lawyers appeal expedited removal as Trump officials bypass asylum hearing

(Newser) - The 5-year-old Minneapolis boy whose arrest in a bunny hat drew global attention is again at the center of a high-stakes immigration fight, with his family now facing fast-tracked deportation. Federal officials are moving to expel Liam Conejos Ramos and his relatives to Ecuador by using an "expedited removal"...

Rand Paul Grills Mullin Over 'Anger Issues'

He says Mullin's temperament might make him unfit to lead Homeland Security

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul turned a high-profile Homeland Security confirmation hearing into a personal confrontation Wednesday, accusing nominee Markwayne Mullin of celebrating political violence and questioning his fitness to run the department.
  • Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma tapped by President Trump to succeed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, faced
...

After Year in ICE Custody, Columbia Protester Is 'Free! I'm Free!'

Leqaa Kordia was never charged, is freed on bond after contested detention

(Newser) - A former Columbia University protester is out of federal immigration custody in Texas after spending more than a year detained without criminal charges. Immigration Judge Tara Naselow-Nahas on Friday ordered the release of 33-year-old Palestinian Leqaa Kordia on $100,000 bond—her third such order for Kordia's release—after...

DHS Pick Mullin Did Very Well Trading Stocks While in Office

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's prolific, well-timed trades get a second look ahead of his confirmation

(Newser) - Sen. Markwayne Mullin's stock picks are drawing fresh scrutiny just as the Oklahoma Republican is up for one of the most powerful jobs in the federal government. The New York Times reports that Mullin has become one of Congress' most active traders, with his portfolio swelling since he arrived...

Trump Urges Unpaid TSA Agents to 'GO TO WORK'

Trump praises unpaid airport screeners, blames Democrats for funding lapse

(Newser) - President Trump is urging airport security officers to keep working without pay amid a shutdown he blames on Democrats, USA Today reports. In a Truth Social post Sunday, the president thanked Transportation Security Administration workers, calling them "great," and singled out Johnny Jones, a Dallas-based TSA officer and...

TSA Workers Miss First Full Paycheck as Shutdown Drags

Missed wages deepen staff shortages, trigger more airport security delays

(Newser) - TSA workers are about to be out a full pay period's compensation, and the political fight behind it shows no sign of breaking. On Friday, airport screeners will miss their first complete paycheck of the latest Homeland Security shutdown, even as they're required to keep manning checkpoints, the...

With TSA Workers Unpaid, Airport Asks Travelers to Help

Thanks, union official says, but the problem remains

(Newser) - Denver's airport is again asking travelers to pack something extra: grocery and gas gift cards for federal workers guarding the gates without being paid. With the Department of Homeland Security still unfunded and TSA officers working through the shutdown, Denver International Airport has launched a donation drive for $10...

Good News for Those With Global Entry
Good News for Those
With Global Entry
Mar 11, 2026 12:05 PM CDT

Good News for Those With Global Entry

Reactivation lets vetted travelers use expedited screening despite DHS shutdown

(Newser) - Travelers enrolled in Global Entry can exhale again. The Trump administration switched the trusted-traveler program back on at 5am Eastern on Wednesday, after halting it in February due to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which is ongoing. The AP notes DHS officials initially said the program...

Going on Spring Break? Prep for an Airport Wait

War, fuel prices, and TSA staffing issues spur hourslong lines, canceled flights, higher costs

(Newser) - Spring breakers hoping for a smooth escape to warmer climes are instead walking into a travel thicket of long lines, higher prices, and shifting flight maps. A partial government shutdown is leaving TSA officers unpaid and resulting in some checkpoints being badly understaffed, producing hourslong waits at airports nationwide, reports...

DHS Shutdown Blamed for Hourslong TSA Waits

Airports in Houston, New Orleans affected

(Newser) - Travelers complained of long waits Sunday—lasting hours in some cases—at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security, the AP reports. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William...

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