Sam Greenglass

citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.

While ICE still has billions of dollars at its disposal despite the funding lapse, employees at other agencies under DHS like TSA are going without pay, and absences are causing long waits at major airports.

Some lawmakers hope their colleague will be a steadier hand compared to his predecessor, Kristi Noem, who Trump ultimately fired.

But most Democrats still opposed his nomination, saying they don't believe a change in leadership is enough of a course correction.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

Mullen is inheriting a department at the center of a national debate about immigration after federal agents shot and killed two U.S.

citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.

While ICE still has billions of dollars at its disposal despite the funding lapse, employees at other agencies under DHS, like TSA, are going without pay, and absences are causing long waits at major airports.

Some lawmakers hope their colleague will be a steadier hand compared to his predecessor, Kristi Noem, who Trump ultimately fired.

But most Democrats still opposed his nomination, saying they don't believe a change in leadership is enough of a course correction.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes reported.

The strikes, which began early Saturday, were launched without congressional authorization.

Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to declare war.

A U.S.

official says the Secretary of State notified several top Democrats and Republicans shortly before the attack.

While most congressional Republicans have praised the operation, most Democrats and a few Republicans want an immediate vote on a resolution to prevent further unauthorized action in Iran.

Similar resolutions focused on President Trump's intervention in Venezuela narrowly failed earlier this year.

But with Trump signaling a more sustained operation in Iran, the calculus for some lawmakers could change.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.