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Mar 25, 2026Government ShutdownDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS)TSA

WATCH LIVE: TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA leaders testify on effects of partial government shutdown

Leaders from TSA, Coast Guard, CISA, and FEMA detail the severe operational and human impacts of a 40-day government shutdown, highlighting critical security vulnerabilities and the political impasse preventing funding.

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Mar 23, 2026Iran WarU.S. DiplomacyGeopolitics

PBS News Hour full episode, March 23, 2026

President Trump's surprise diplomatic signals on the Iran war, a fatal plane collision at LaGuardia amidst a federal shutdown, and a Supreme Court case on mail-in ballots dominate a day of complex national and international developments.

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