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As more troops arrive in the Middle East, American officials refuse to rule out the potential for a ground operation in Iran. An executive order promises to pay TSA officers, but Congress can’t agree on funding the rest of the Department of Homeland Security. And a record number of Republican members of Congress are retiring before the midterms, complicating GOP efforts to retain control.
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President Trump and the Senate seem to have landed on a last-ditch measure to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security. Federal authorities charge a pair of siblings for allegedly planting a bomb at a US air base. And doctors sound the alarm of the growing number of children participating in online gambling. 

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In a landmark verdict, a jury finds tech firms Meta and YouTube responsible for harm to an underage user. The White House defends its 15-point Iran plan. And, a TSA officer says he’s down to his last $100 as a partial government shutdown continues.

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Members of Congress float - and then quickly toss - a plan to end a government shutdown stalemate. An emboldened Russia launches its largest aerial attack yet against Ukraine. And artificial intelligence firm Anthropic takes the Pentagon to court over a “supply chain risk” designation. 
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Two pilots are dead after an Air Canada flight crashed into a fire engine at New York’s LaGuardia airport. President Trump backs off a self-imposed threat to bomb Iran’s power plants, citing ongoing negotiations. And the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn mail-voting guidelines in more than 30 states.
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