End DHS shutdown or face ‘very drastic measures’

President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting Thursday urged Congress to find a quick resolution to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that’s leading to increasing headaches for air travelers. “They need to end the shutdown immediately, or we’ll have to take some very drastic measures,” Trump said from the White House. He didn’t describe…

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ICE officers now checking IDs in airport security lines

Some Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have started checking passengers’ identification documents (IDs) after receiving standard training from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), officials of the latter agency said. Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeil told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that ICE officers stationed at select airports across the country… Source…

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Judge asked to take Trump name off Kennedy Center

A Democratic lawmaker has asked a federal judge to block the Kennedy Center from plastering President Trump’s name on its building and other branding. Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex-officio member of the performing arts center’s board of trustees, argued in a motion filed Wednesday that Congress clearly established former President John F. Kennedy… Source…

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