DHS Pauses TSA Pre-Check & Global Entry, Blizzard Warnings, More

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Monica Ricks 0:29
News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks. You may want to give yourself some extra time to get through airport security if you're flying this morning. Homeland Security just temporarily shut down TSA pre-check and global entry due to the partial government shutdown. More than 40 million people combined are enrolled in these programs. But Secretary Kristi Noem says they're prioritizing the general public now as staffing gets redirected at airports and ports. DHS has been shut down for a week now as Democrats in the White House butt heads over ICE reforms. Meantime, ICE plans to shrink its detention facility network, and that could mean a hit to private prison operators. Bloomberg's Nathan Hager has more from Washington.
Nathan Hager 1:10
Right now, ICE has detainees in more than 200 facilities, most of them owned by private prison giants like GeoGroup and CoreCivic. But the agency now plans to shift to a network of 34 larger sites, mostly industrial warehouses, all owned by the Department of Homeland Security. The move would be a major expansion of immigrant detention. It could also be a blow to the prison industry. Both Geo and CoreCivic get close to half their revenue from ICE contracts. In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
Monica Ricks 1:37
Millions of Americans are bracing for blizzard conditions now with another major winter storm set to hit the northeast today. Bloomberg meteorologist Craig Allen is tracking it.
Craig Allen 1:47
It's affecting mostly north of D.C., but potentially crippling New York City on up to Boston during tonight into Monday. Amounts around D.C. should stay under a slushy half foot, but blizzard conditions of one to two feet of snow with winds frequently over 50 miles per hour will bring New York City to Boston and all areas in between. to a crawl.
Monica Ricks 2:08
New Jersey Governor Mikey Sheryls declared a state of emergency beginning at noon. We need to be prepared. We need to be safe. Get water. Get all of your charging done with your devices. Stay off the roads. Officials in New York are also warning Monday's commute could be a mess. China's got a boost in bargaining power now that the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs policy, which has been a key point of leverage.

Why did the DHS pause TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry programs?

Monica Ricks 2:32
Trump's imposed a 15 percent global tariff, but the removal of broader threats will now make it harder to press China's President Xi Jinping for larger purchases of certain goods like soybeans. Farmers like Caleb Ragland say they're worried for their crops again.
Caleb Ragland 2:46
Fifty percent of soybeans are exported. and soybeans are the largest agriculture export from the United States.

What impact does the government shutdown have on airport security?

Caleb Ragland 2:53
So it's very vital not only to the ag economies, but also to rural America and the economy of this country as a whole.
Monica Ricks 3:00
China is also likely to push harder for access to advanced semiconductors and other concessions, although Chinese officials have been cautious so far in their reaction. Meantime, Indian trade officials are postponing a trip to the U.S. aimed at finalizing their interim trade deal. Talks were set for this week, but will be rescheduled for a later date. Earlier this month, Trump agreed to cut tariffs on Indian goods from 25 to 18 percent and remove an extra punitive 25 percent duty. AI's potential could shake up tech stocks again this week. Here's Bloomberg's Andrew O'Day.
Andrew O'Day 3:33
Stocks in cybersecurity software companies, including CrowdStrike, CloudFlare, SailPoint, and Okta, will start this week on the ropes after tumbling to finish last week. That follows the introduction of a new cybersecurity feature by AI company Anthropic. It will work inside its clawed AI model to scan code bases for security vulnerabilities and alert humans with suggested software patches.

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