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Trump says ICE could arrest illegal immigrants at airports

Federal immigration agents are seen at Newark Liberty International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

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President Trump said Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could make immigration arrests at airports, but emphasized their core focus is to help ease long security lines.

‘We ain’t doing it’: Schumer rejects Trump demand to tie SAVE America Act to DHS funding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a news conference on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

By Lindsey McPherson and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday said Democrats are not going to give in to President Trump’s demand to tie the GOP’s election legislation to funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attends a news conference on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

‘We ain’t doing it’: Schumer rejects Trump demand to tie SAVE America Act to DHS funding

By Lindsey McPherson and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle after landing in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

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Chester County, Pa., election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Supreme Court skeptical of states receiving mail-in ballots past Election Day

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: GOP shouldn’t reach funding deal with Democrats unless they vote for SAVE America Act

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and running mate, candidate for lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell speak during an interview, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Feds seek custody of illegal immigrant accused of killing Chicago college student

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: GOP shouldn’t reach funding deal with Democrats unless they vote for SAVE America Act

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and running mate, candidate for lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell speak during an interview, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Feds seek custody of illegal immigrant accused of killing Chicago college student

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Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, speaks at an event held by President Donald Trump to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) **FILE**

Judge says embarrassing videos of DOGE staffers can be posted to YouTube

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

AR-style pistol with a free-floating handguard around the barrel on display at a gun shop. File photo credit: SvetlanaSF via Shutterstock.

ATF scrutinized for enforcing pistol brace rule years after court killed the regulation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

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Media play Tokyo Rose on Iran war while Trump plays five-dimensional chess

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Biblically and historically ignorant Carrie Prejean Boller distorts God’s covenant with Israel

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The University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md., is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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FILE - People walk past the Banksy street art piece "Cameraman and Flower" on the opening day of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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FILE - Elena Ivanov, visiting from San Jose, Calif., walks across a field covered with blooming poppies near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, Calif., March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Turkey mourns Qatar dead, but withholds name from Hormuz coalition

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The United States of America's war with Iran illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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A cleric beats his chest as he mourns during the funeral procession of Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib and, according to Iranian officials, his wife and daughter, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump says ‘productive’ talks with Iran could lead to end of war; power plant strike on 5-day delay

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Michael Capolino works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Oil prices ease, stocks jump after Trump says Iran is talking with the U.S., despite Iran’s denials

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Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Trump unveils AI plan to guide innovation, protection

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Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) **FILE**

Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iranian energy infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz remains closed

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Members of the National Guard patrol along Beale Street, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Trump to visit Memphis amid federal mission to cut down on crime

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Trump says ICE could arrest illegal immigrants at airports

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Nuclear recycling campuses slash need for buried radioactive dumps

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Iran's players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)

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A sanitation worker picks up trash next to a mural of César Chavez in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

From hero to zero: U.S. grapples with how to cancel Cesar Chavez

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

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Supreme Court skeptical of states receiving mail-in ballots past Election Day

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and running mate, candidate for lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell speak during an interview, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Feds seek custody of illegal immigrant accused of killing Chicago college student

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle after landing in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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Overdose deaths drop 20% under Trump, though causes remain disputed

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Tehran says it forced Trump to retreat from plans to attack power grid over Strait of Hormuz

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A FlyDubai plane is parked at Dubai International Airport as smoke rises in the background after a drone struck a fuel tank early morning, forcing the temporary suspension of flights, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

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Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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North Carolina guard Elina Aarnisalo (17) drives against Maryland guard Yarden Garzon (12) during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Shooting woes end season for Maryland in loss to North Carolina

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