Author: Associated Press

Trump says he’ll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks. Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan…

US to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to Middle East

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days, according to three people with knowledge of the move who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans. (U.S. Army/file)A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pulls security during a base…