National Security
Project Freedom Halted as Saudis Block U.S. Air Access
The White House cited Iran talks; two U.S. officials told NBC the Saudis pulled the airspace
The White House cited Iran talks; two U.S. officials told NBC the Saudis pulled the airspace
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested the Trump administration could strip Customs and Border Protection from major airports in sanctuary cities — a move that would ground international flights at 11 of America's busiest hubs
Congress passes competing funding bills and leaves for recess, extending the 44-day shutdown with no resolution in sight
Senate Republicans offer to fund 94% of DHS — but Trump, Democrats, and GOP hardliners all have objections
State investigators say they've been stonewalled for months on three federal agent shootings — now they're asking a federal court to force access
The president killed a bipartisan TSA compromise brokered by Senate Republicans — and replaced it with demands Democrats can't and won't meet
Both parties have now blocked each other's funding proposals while 260,000 federal workers go unpaid and security lines stretch past three hours at major airports.
Multiple surveys show independent voters abandoning Republicans over the Iran conflict as oil prices rise and party retirements mount