“I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. Democrats had for weeks sought to pay TSA agents while negotiations continued over broader DHS funding and reforms to ICE, but those bills were repeatedly blocked by GOP senators. announced he was drafting legislation to pay TSA workers, essentially breaking with his Republican colleagues, who had repeatedly blocked similar bills offered by Democrats. It’s not clear how Republicans would have responded to Kennedy’s request after objecting to previous Democratic attempts to pay TSA agents. Trump’s decision to pay TSA workers by claiming emergency powers prompted questions from Democrats, who wondered why he didn’t do so earlier to prevent the chaos at airports from occurring in the first place.

Poland news 21 – 26 marcaPopatrzmy na prasę angielskojęzyczną – warto wiedzieć co piszą o Polsce. Co tydzień zbieramy dla Państwa linki do najciekawszych artykułów o Polsce, ukazujących się na świecie po angielsku. Will Poland win again? https://defence24.com/industry/polish-himars-at-an-impasse-what-is-the-munitions-production-roadblockMoody’s announces completion of periodic review of Poland’s ratinghttps://www.gov.pl/web/finance/moodys-announces-completion-of-periodic-review-of-polands-rating2Poland withdraws all soldiers from Iraq, says defence ministerhttps://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/poland-withdraws-all-soldiers-iraq-says-defence-ministerThe rockets game: Why is Poland still waiting for permission to produce HIMARS munitions? https://www.whitemad.pl/en/the-arctowski-polish-antarctic-station-theres-news-from-the-construction-site/Poland backs Lithuania training plans but rules out own border rangehttps://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3663182,poland-backs-lithuania-training-plans-but-rules-out-own-border-rangePoland and the Race for UN Secretary-General.

The K Line northern extension underground light rail project would link up with four major rail lines and increase the number of K Line riders up to 100,000 a day. Others bristled at the mayor’s comparison of the freeway and public transit. However, if West Hollywood and L.A. County can generate about $2.25 billion of local funding for the project, they could expedite the project by several years. Before the vote, Metro Board member Ara J. Najarian voiced concern about whether the small city of West Hollywood would be able to work with the county and other jurisdictions to muster up billions in financing. Their budget is like $200 million,” he said of West Hollywood.

People seen marching through Manila on Friday to protest high fuel prices due to the Iran war CNNHundreds of people marched through Manila on Friday to protest rising fuel prices as the Philippines reels from the energy crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. The protest was part of a two-day nationwide strike, organized by the country’s transport unions. Since the start of the war, the cost of diesel and petrol has more than doubled. Jeepney drivers and other public transport operators have been struggling to stay afloat amid the soaring cost of oil. So they don’t have their school allowance now.”About 98% of the Philippines’ oil imports come from the Middle East, making the country – and much of Asia – especially vulnerable to supply disruptions.

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But here in Southern California, something more is in the air: a dense, motionless tsunami of something foul and inexplicable. But as we would find out, our smog — photochemical smog — made the air taste like poison and look like something you’d put out with the garbage. Listen to Smoglandia This is the first of a series of articles based on the Smoglandia podcast. Hosted by L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison, Smoglandia traces the rise, impact, and retreat of the city’s most insidious pollution. But the war ended, and the smog didn’t, and L.A. wiped its weepy red eyes and demanded some solutions, dammit.

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CNN data analyst Harry Enten offered a “reality check,” and perhaps something of a walk-back after President Donald Trump repeatedly touted some highly favorable polling data. Last week on CNN News Central, Enten highlighted an NBC News poll showing Trump has an approval rating of 100% among self-described MAGA voters. “Can you give us a reality check of where the president does stand?” she asked. The reality check is this. Donald Trump has never been more unpopular in his second term in office.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGOur attention spans are shot ― and to the surprise of no one, politicians are not above taking advantage of that. “That means, I’m about halfway through your attention span right now,” Houlihan said after recounting those findings. Houlihan pointed to how Republicans in Congress are pitching the Trump-backed SAVE Act ― a sweeping voter ID proposal that critics say could significantly reduce voter participation, especially among voters of color. Advertisement“It’s easier for voters to turn to trusted political elites to condense the information for them,” Barton, whose research looks at the lifespan of political information and voters’ waning attention spans. In her viral TikTok video, Houlihan suggested that Americans need to learn to grow their attention spans.

Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally, in a square in western Tehran, Iran, on March 25, 2026. Trump has vowed to strike Iran’s power plants if it does not fully reopen the strait. Trump’s new deadline pulls back on his earlier threat to bombing Iran’s energy plants if Tehran did not open the critical waterway. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday that Iran is allowing some oil tankers through as a sign of good faith for talks. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Thursday offered details about the “present” he received from Iran as a gesture of good faith while trying to cut a deal to end the war in the Middle East. Advertisement“Eight big boats of oil,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting at the White House, adding they were bound for Pakistan. Eight big boats of oil. “I say they’re lousy fighters, but they’re great negotiators, and they are begging to work out a deal,” Trump again said at the cabinet meeting. Throughout the war, Iran has used the strait as leverage because of the waterway’s key role in transporting the world’s oil.

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The EMS officers take out a large device, strap it around my neighbor’s body, and velcro his arms to the sides. Suddenly I remember something my mom often told me: “When you’re stressed, drink water.” My neighbors need water. I grab the dog, head back into my neighbor’s apartment and watch a YouTube video on how to use a harness. When I get back to my neighbor’s apartment, I look around and ask myself, What seems out of place here? Will I soon hear construction in my neighbor’s apartment as it moves from rent-controlled to market rate with shiny new appliances and quadrupled rent?