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A federal panel has decided to let the oil and gas industry operate in the Gulf of Mexico without following the Endangered Species Act rules.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened a rare meeting

He did not extensively consult environmental agencies.

He cited national security.

Environmental groups say many endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico could be made extinct.

TSA agents are getting some of their back pay.

President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to find money for them after more than a month of unpaid work.

Cameron Kokums is a TSA agent in Boise, Idaho.

The Homeland Security Department is still partially shut down as Congress disputes funding for the agency.

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A California sheriff who seized more than half a million state ballots says he has paused his probe into election fraud.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, is also running for California governor.

He says there are legal challenges against his probe.

California's attorney general says the sheriff has no authority over election material.

Today is the birthday of late labor and farm workers leader Cesar Chavez.

Arizona lawmakers have sent a bipartisan bill to Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.

It repeals the state's holiday honoring him.

Hobbs says she will sign it.

From member station KJZZ, Wayne Schutzke has more.

NASA is preparing to launch its Artemis II mission tomorrow night from Florida.