How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress - AP News

How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress  AP News

House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial government shutdown

Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.

Trump Takes Executive Action to Pay TSA Workers as Funding Stalls in Congress - WSJ

Trump Takes Executive Action to Pay TSA Workers as Funding Stalls in Congress  WSJ

US House passes stopgap DHS funding bill after Republicans reject Senate deal

Bill passes by 213 to 203 votes in move prolonging weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel US House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security and instead passed their own funding measure late Friday, extending a weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel. The stopgap bill, which proposes funding the DHS in full for eight weeks, passed by 213 to 203 votes after Republicans in the lower chamber refused to take up...

By Agence France-Presse

Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee David Smith discusses the war on Iran

NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS funding.

By Scott Simon

House GOP rams through new DHS funding plan with shutdown far from over

The House passed a DHS stopgap bill, but the shutdown is expected to continue for several weeks as lawmakers leave Washington for Easter recess.

US House passes bill funding Homeland Security amid shutdown

US House of Representatives passed a temporary bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

'I don't hold my breath': TSA officer says after missing two paychecks she's not sure the next one will come on time - cnn.com

'I don't hold my breath': TSA officer says after missing two paychecks she's not sure the next one will come on time  cnn.com

Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation’s top airports.

Conrad Black: With Iran war, Trump boxes China in

The U.S. is at minimal risk from high oil prices, not so for China

By Conrad Black

WWE United States Champion Carmelo Hayes Dethroned In Open Challenge, Following Trick Williams Interference

WWE United States Champion Carmelo Hayes lost his title on "WWE SmackDown" after interference by Trick Williams.

Iran's message to Gulf neighbours: ‘If you want peace, don’t let US run war from your lands'

Iran's message comes as the war has been going on for over a month now and several countries in the Gulf region got caught up in the war.

US and Israel have no ‘honourable exit’ from the war in West Asia

By Aftab Alam

Cyprus Business Now: Cyta, CBC chief, ERB, ports, fuel sales, deposits, RIF, CSE

Telecoms provider Cyta on Friday welcomed the decision by the House of Representatives to approve legislation allowing the organisation to enter the energy sector, describing it as a pivotal step in its evolution. The decision enables Cyta to expand its activities into a new and competitive market, marking a strategic shift in its operations as […]

US Congress panel demands full public hearing on Iran war as concerns mount

WASHINGTON: Democrats on the United States House Armed Services Committee have called for an immediate public hearing on President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, pressing the Pentagon to testify publicly as concerns mount over strategy, transparency, and the mounting human and economic costs of the conflict. In a letter led by Ranking Member Adam Smith and signed by every Democratic member of the committee, the lawmakers urged Chairman Mike Rogers to convene a separate hearing on the confli...

By none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)

De Lima files bill strengthening anti-rape law

MANILA, Philippines — House of Representatives Senior Deputy Minority Leader Leila De Lima has filed a measure seeking to strengthen protections for women and children against rape and sexual violence. House Bill No. 8716, filed on March 23, proposes expanding the definition of rape to emphasize the absence of consent, recognizing grooming as a form

By besguerra

Iran still far from running out of missiles

WASHINGTON - The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed ​about a third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal as the US and Israeli war on the country ‌nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the US intelligence.

Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs

Americans Are Becoming More And More Interested In Buying Chinese EVs As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows in the United States, a segment of American consumers is increasingly drawn to Chinese-made models—largely due to their affordability, advanced technology, and feature-rich designs. However, steep trade barriers and political resistance continue to keep these vehicles out of the U.S. market, according to Reuters.  With the average price of a new car in the U.S. մոտ $50,0...

By Tyler Durden

Meet 14-yr-old running for governor in US state

A 14-year-old secondary school student, Dean Roy, is in the ballot, running for the governorship of Vermont in the United States of America. The post Meet 14-yr-old running for governor in US state appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Iranian House of Cinema issues statement in support of homeland - Tehran Times

Iranian House of Cinema issues statement in support of homeland  Tehran Times