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President Trump's decision to deploy ICE agents to support TSA operations at the nation's airports amid the homeland security shutdown is drawing fire from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

Schumer speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday as Republicans are seeking to move ahead with a proposal to fund DHS except for immigration enforcement operations.

Schumer indicated progress but declined to say whether Senate Democrats would back the deal as is.

President Trump is again declaring victory over Iran and speaking in the Oval Office Tuesday, Trump again said the U.S.

is in talks with Iran to end the fighting.

Iran has denied any negotiations are taking place, but Trump's comments come as thousands of U.S.

Marines are headed to the Middle East.

NPR has also confirmed the deployment of some 2,000 soldiers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division.

Israel is continuing to strike Iran.

Iran says a gas supply to a power station was struck, and the Israeli military says Iran fired missiles toward Israel at least seven times Tuesday.

And Pierce Daniel Estrin reports from the site of a missile attack in Tel Aviv, local medical officials say several people were injured.

The Republican leader of North Carolina's state Senate has lost his primary election to his home county sheriff.

Senator Phil Berger had President Trump's endorsement and millions of dollars backing his campaign.

Adam Wagner of the North Carolina Newsroom reports.

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Democrats are celebrating a special election victory in Florida.

Voters in a legislative district that's home to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago have chosen Emily Gregory to fill a state House seat.

President Trump had endorsed Gregory's rival, and voting records show he cast his vote by mail.