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Cruz proposes splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding bill to end airport chaos

Posted: Mar 21, 2026 / 06:13 PM EDT Updated: Mar 21, 2026 / 06:13 PM EDT Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading Senate conservative, is proposing to colleagues the idea of splitting off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from the rest of the funding for the Department of Homeland Security to end growing chaos at airports around the country. The proposal appeared to be gaining momentum within the Senate Republican conference on Saturday as GOP lawmak ...

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Trump spends another weekend at war partying at Mar-a-Lago

12h Not even a war could keep President Donald Trump away from glitzy parties at Mar-a-Lago.The commander in chief, 79, made an unscheduled appearance at a Republican fundraising event in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday night as his Iran war raged on. A clip posted by right-wing news outlet Florida’s Voice showed the crowd going wild as Trump walked into the massive gilded hall, clapping his hands and pointing at faces in the fawning crowd. Lee Greenwood’s God Bless The USA, a beloved MAGA ant ...

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More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

March 21, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT / Updated March 21, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT More than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers have quit since a partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14 has left them working without pay, the Department of Homeland Security said. Funding was shut off to DHS over demands by Democrats for reforms at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection following alleged abuses and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agent ...

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Royal Caribbean suddenly cuts 20 cruises just days after Carnival canceled 11 sailings, report says

Saturday 21 March 2026 15:33 EDT Royal Caribbean has canceled more than 20 scheduled sailings aboard its Freedom of the Seas ship for the summer 2027 season, just days after Carnival Cruise Line similarly canceled 11 future sailings. The impacted Royal Caribbean departures were originally scheduled between May and September 2027 and included a range of itineraries from four‑night Bahamas trips to five-night trips in the Dominican Republic and nine‑night journeys calling in Aruba a ...

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Democrats pile on Trump for post celebrating Mueller's death

03/21/2026 03:34 PM EDT Updated: 03/21/2026 05:54 PM EDT Democrats are skewering President Donald Trump after he proclaimed on Saturday that he was glad former special counsel Robert Mueller had died. “Every day, this president shows his basic indecency and unfitness for office,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote on X in response to Trump’s statement. The diatribe, in which Trump said he was “glad he’s dead” because he “can no longer hurt innocent people,” drew fierce condemnation from Democr ...

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'Disgusting and Despicable' Critics Aghast at Trump Celebrating Robert Mueller's Death

Mar 21st, 2026, 2:52 pm President Donald Trump shocked many on Saturday when he openly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, declaring he was “glad” not long after the news broke. Mueller’s family confirmed on Saturday that the former special prosecutor died at the age of 81. MS NOW had first reported on Mueller’s death. His passing followed a years-long battle with Parkinson’s. “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! ...

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Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of ‌U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage ‌in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse. The budget impasse over funding for the TSA’s ​parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, is in its fifth week. Screeners and other TSA personnel are days away from missing a ...

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Graham to Trump: Consider removing 'US bases from countries who won't let us fly from them'

03/21/26 8:12 AM ET Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,” again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assist the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Graham reupped the suggestion after Trump told reporters earlier on Friday that the senator was “right about asking that.” “Mr. President, one of the things I like about you most is that, now, our allies take Ameri ...

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3-Time Trump Voter Complains ICE 'Taking All Our Workers' -- We 'Never Thought This Would Affect Us'

Mar 21st, 2026, 12:59 pm A business owner named Mario Guerrero — who supported President Donald Trump in all three elections — now says ICE raids are gutting his workforce. lamenting to The New York Times that “We just never thought that this would come and affect us in the construction industry.” Trump’s ICE crackdown has been under fire after several killings and has prompted a DHS shutdown by Democrats demanding reform. But even supporters of the president’s policies are becoming dissati ...

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G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security

March 21, 2026 2:58 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of ​Seven countries said on ‌Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to ​support global energy supplies ​and reaffirmed the importance of ⁠safeguarding maritime routes, including ​in the Strait of ​Hormuz. "We ... express support to our partners in the region in the face ​of the unjustifiable attacks ​by the Isla ...

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Transportation Secretary Duffy says ICE agents are trained and can assist TSA at airports

27 min ago - March 22, 2026, 11:34 AM Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are trained and can assist with airport security, following President Donald Trump's announcement that ICE would be sent to ... (ABC News)

Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: 'Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate'

1 hr ago - March 22, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT / Updated March 22, 2026, 10:48 AM EDT Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended strikes on Iran's infrastructure since the U.S. and Israel began their joint war against the country in February, saying "sometime ... (NBC News)

Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds

2 hrs ago - March 22, 2026 2:00 AM EDT Updated 4 hours ago An American-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in U.S.-ally Bahrain 10 days ... (Reuters)

Iran to completely close Hormuz if Trump executes threats on Iranian energy, Revolutionary Guards say

2 hrs ago - Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait ​of Hormuz if U.S. ‌President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, ​the country's Revolutionary Guards ​said in a statement on ⁠Sunday. -snip- In their ... (Reuters)

Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks, conservationists warn

4 hrs ago - March 22, 2026, 12:13 AM MADISON, Wis. -- A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to clear sulfur and smog from skies over the state's national wilderness areas wasn't good enough because a dozen coal ... (ABC News/AP)

New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say

4 hrs ago - On Tuesday, major US financial regulators published rules for the cryptocurrency industry that may reduce regulatory requirements and that insiders believe will benefit the Trump family’s ventures. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ... (The Guardian)

Judge slams Trump's DOJ for making a rookie error in Minnesota protester probe

4 hrs ago - March 21, 2026 9:40PM ET A federal judge slammed President Donald Trump's Department of Justice during a recent court order after the agency admitted to making a rookie mistake in the probe of protesters who attended a church service in St. Paul, Min ... (Raw Story)

Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports

5 hrs ago - A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday. The UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan had earlier said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in ... (The Guardian)

Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say

5 hrs ago - Updated 9:24 PM EDT, March 21, 2026 Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food, medical care or mental health services, as their time inside stretched beyond court-mandated limits, ... (AP)

Bath Iron Works workers' union rejects company's offer, plans to strike March 23

6 hrs ago - The union cited the increased insurance premiums and stagnant wages as the main reasons for voting against General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works’ proposed offer. Author: NEWS CENTER Maine Staff Published: 8:14 PM EDT March 21, 2026 Updated: 8:48 PM E ... (News Center Maine)

Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race

6 hrs ago - March 21, 2026, 8:17 PM EDT An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump's efforts to dis ... (NBC News)

House Democrat smacks down Trump's rambling ICE threat: 'This man can't win'

7 hrs ago - March 21, 2026 7:23PM ET A House Democrat smacked down President Donald Trump's rambling threat to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to airports nationwide.Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday that he is considering sending ICE off ... (Raw Story)

Trump spends another weekend at war partying at Mar-a-Lago

7 hrs ago - 12h Not even a war could keep President Donald Trump away from glitzy parties at Mar-a-Lago.The commander in chief, 79, made an unscheduled appearance at a Republican fundraising event in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday night as his Iran war raged on. ... (msn/Daily Beast)

Cruz proposes splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding bill to end airport chaos

8 hrs ago - Posted: Mar 21, 2026 / 06:13 PM EDT Updated: Mar 21, 2026 / 06:13 PM EDT Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading Senate conservative, is proposing to colleagues the idea of splitting off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Pr ... (WFLA-TV Tampa, FL/The Hill)

Democrats pile on Trump for post celebrating Mueller's death

8 hrs ago - 03/21/2026 03:34 PM EDT Updated: 03/21/2026 05:54 PM EDT Democrats are skewering President Donald Trump after he proclaimed on Saturday that he was glad former special counsel Robert Mueller had died. “Every day, this president shows his basic i ... (Politico)

IAEA chief calls for 'restraint' after reported strike on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

9 hrs ago - March 21, 2026 5:09PM ET The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog issued a fresh demand for restraint on Saturday after the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced that the Shahid Ahmadi-Roshan uranium enrichment complex in Natanz “w ... (Raw Story)

More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

9 hrs ago - March 21, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT / Updated March 21, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT More than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers have quit since a partial government shutdown that began on Feb. 14 has left them working without pay, the Department of Ho ... (NBC News)

Trump's White House ballroom architect has 'totally baffled' colleagues by taking on the project, report says

10 hrs ago - Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:45 PM EDT Shalom Baranes, the architect who agreed to see through President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom addition, has baffled colleagues in Washington, D.C. by taking on the controversial project late in his care ... (Yahoo! News/The Independent)

Television 'Buffy' Star Nicholas Brendon Has Passed Away at Age 54

11 hrs ago - Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died on Friday. He was 54 years old. In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, Brendon’s family revealed he passed in his sleep from “natural causes.” In 2023, he ... (Gizmodo)

Royal Caribbean suddenly cuts 20 cruises just days after Carnival canceled 11 sailings, report says

11 hrs ago - Saturday 21 March 2026 15:33 EDT Royal Caribbean has canceled more than 20 scheduled sailings aboard its Freedom of the Seas ship for the summer 2027 season, just days after Carnival Cruise Line similarly canceled 11 future sailings. The impacted Roy ... (The Independent)

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