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Skipped meals, eviction notices and repo’d cars: TSA workers desperately await checks after Trump and Senate push for funding

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Galgano, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Tatiana Finlay was forced to borrow gas money from her 15-year-old daughter. This week, she began rationing food so her three children could eat. “I’ve been skipping meals just hoping to stretch that dollar, because I want to make sure that they have

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A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent works alongside a TSA officer in the TSA security area at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Trump has ordered TSA workers be paid, regardless of what Congress does. Here’s what we know

By Tami Luhby, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — With Congress’ debate over Department of Homeland Security funding now likely to extend for at least several more days, President Donald Trump on Friday issued a promised executive action that Transportation Security Administration employees be paid immediately. “I hereby direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination

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Two arrested in connection with 2025 Mecca shooting that killed a teen girl

MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Coachella Valley residents were arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl in the community of Mecca in 2025, authorities said today.   Christopher Placencia Balderrama, 19, of Thermal, was booked into the Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of murder, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He

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Masters Golf Tournament Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Masters, one of golf’s four major tournaments, along with the US Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship. It is held annually at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. April 9-12, 2026 – The 90th Masters tournament is scheduled to take place.

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Jill Biden is pictured outside the White House in January 2023.

Agent on Jill Biden’s Secret Service detail accidentally shot himself in the leg, official says

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A US Secret Service special agent on former first lady Jill Biden’s security detail accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning, an agency official said. “On Friday morning just after 8:30, an on-duty U.S. Secret Service Special Agent suffered a non-life-threatening injury following

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Protests from Alabama to Wyoming — and on the Arctic Circle: What to know about Saturday’s third ‘No Kings’ rally

By Rebekah Riess, Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people are expected to join a national rally on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s policies, the higher cost of living and the war against Iran, event organizers say. More than 3,100 “No Kings” demonstrations – about as many events as there are counties in

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session

CNN By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session. The agreement would fund other parts of the department, such as the Transportation Security Administration

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