Opinion
DHS Gridlock Risks Security Amid Iran Crisis
Congressional deadlock over DHS funding exposes cracks in US homeland security just as Iran tensions drive oil chaos and global unease.

Picture this: You're at the airport, bags in hand, staring at a security line that snakes around like a bad dream. TSA agents are working without pay guarantees, ICE stepping in to help, all because Congress can't get its act together on DHS funding. And outside, Iran's shadow looms larger with every oil spike. This isn't a movie plot—it's Washington's latest fiasco.
What Happened
Late Thursday into Friday, the Senate pushed through a stopgap deal by voice vote to fund most of the...
DHS shutdown
Congress gridlock
Trump EO
TSA pay
ICE CBP funding
House Freedom Caucus
Iran tensions
homeland security
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