TSA chief tells Congress unpaid airport workers face mounting hardships The acting chief of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Wednesday of mounting hardships for unpaid TSA workers, with hundreds quitting since the DHS shutdown began last month. Meg Anderson
DHS funding deal on shaky ground as Trump and Democrats both decline to embrace it After weeks of start and stop negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the White House, there's an emerging proposal to fund the majority of DHS and tackle ICE enforcement funding separately. Barbara Sprunt
A California sheriff is probing an election fraud claim. The AG calls it baseless A firebrand sheriff, running as a Republican for governor of California, has seized hundreds of thousands of ballots in an election fraud probe. California's attorney general says there's no evidence. Madison Aument
Iran rejects Trump's proposal to end the war and lays out 5 conditions, state TV says Iran submitted a counterproposal that includes safeguards against future attacks against Iran and the country's right to "sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz," Iranian state Press TV reported. NPR Staff
Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data. Jude Joffe-Block
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi talk about ways to end partial shutdown NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about possible solutions to the partial government shutdown. Michel Martin
Senate confirms Trump's pick for new role of fraud enforcement at Justice Department The confirmation comes just days after the White House announced details of its own task force to pursue fraud in government programs. Jaclyn Diaz
Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS. Barbara Sprunt
Before running for Congress, Bobby Pulido was a Tejano music icon Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento