Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on the funding standoff affecting airports?
This is a Fox News alert. A standoff over funding that's caused long lines at airports may end today. I'm Dave Anthony. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. You guys appear to have it.
That was after 2 o'clock this morning in the Senate, approving by unanimous consent to build upon most of Homeland Security, but not ICE and some of Border Patrol, as Democrats keep demanding immigration enforcement reform. Here's Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This long overdue agreement funds TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, CISA. strengthens security at the border and the ports of entry, and keeps Americans safe.
Republican Senate Leader John Thune says it took 42 days. Because it's now clear to everyone, Democrats didn't actually want a solution.
The House will consider this DHS funding and vote later today.
What gave?
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Chapter 2: How is the Senate's funding agreement impacting Homeland Security?
Well, Democrats feel that they kind of stuck together. They held out here, but they did not get any concrete reforms with ICE after the shootings of Rene Goode. and Alex Bredy in Minnesota. That's something they insisted upon. But by the same token, Republicans said, no, we're going to, you know, we want ICE funded. We want CBP funded. We want everything funded under the DHS umbrella.
And they did not get that.
Fox's Chad Perger with the Capitol. All this after many TSA agents will miss another paycheck today. Stop working, leading to those really long lines at many airports and some passengers missing flights. It's day 28 of Operation Epic Fury, and more American troops may join the conflict with Iran.
The information you're talking about comes from the Wall Street Journal, that the Pentagon is sending an additional 10,000 troops to the region.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of the military escalation in Iran?
That's in addition to the 1,500 mobilized from the 82nd Airborne. It's not clear which division the troops would be drawn from.
Fox's Mike Tobin in Tel Aviv.
Israel's not letting up with airstrikes over Iran. The IDF says they're operating relentlessly against the regime's ballistic missile array.
President Trump insists Iran wants to make it easy to end the conflict as he delays a plan to bomb power plants. America's listening to Fox News. Now more on President Trump extending the deadline for Iran to stop blocking oil and other shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The president says he'll pause any attack on Iran's power plants until at least April 6th at the request of Iran's government.
So I gave them a 10-day period. They asked for seven. You're going to say, oh, Trump's a terrible negotiator. They asked for seven. And I said, I'm going to give you 10.
President Trump tells The Five on the Fox News channel he agreed to the extension after Iran allowed several tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. He also says negotiations are ongoing and going well, claiming Iran is begging for a deal to end the war. At the White House, Jared Halpern, Fox News.
The price of oil is moving up this morning more than 1%. On Wall Street, stock futures are down a bit. The day after a big sell-off dragged the Dow down 469 points. The Nasdaq plunged 521. It's just about a done deal in California. Dishonoring a late labor leader before a day next week that used to honor him.
California lawmakers voting to rename Cesar Chavez Day on March 31st as Farm Workers Day. California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to quickly sign the measure. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently signing a proclamation to do the same in the city and a number of other jurisdictions have moved to erase Chavez's name from streets, schools and parks.
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