Alan Armstrong is now in the Senate after Markwayne Mullin moved to Homeland Security. The GOP keeps the seat, the appointment is temporary, and the campaign cash chatter started almost immediately.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pointed at federal failures after the fatal shooting of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, while DHS blamed sanctuary policy and border enforcement lapses.
Delta Air Lines is pausing a special service desk for members of Congress while the TSA shutdown drags on. The move lands as airport delays grow and the Capitol discovers that rules for everyone else can still apply to lawmakers.
CNN said Atlanta airport wait times dropped from hours to under 40 minutes after ICE agents and extra police showed up. The episode showed how fast a shutdown can turn a routine security line into a public nuisance with a press pass.
Italian police say an explosion outside Rome killed two people while they were assembling a homemade bomb. Investigators believe the pair were linked to anarchist circles and may have been planning an attack.
Heavy rain slammed Oahu, triggering mass rescues, road closures, and evacuation orders for thousands of residents. Officials also warned that the Wahiawa Dam could fail, adding urgency to an already dangerous flood emergency.
Trump told MS NOW Iran was close to a nuclear bomb and said U.S. strikes had badly damaged the program. The report also raised fresh questions about how much of Iran's nuclear material and infrastructure may still remain.