“‘It’s so maddening,’ Casten wrote on social media. ‘Government workers should be paid. You shouldn’t have to wait on lines in airports, or worry about Coast Guard preparedness, or whether FEMA can handle the next disaster. But you do because of the utter lack of character in [Republican] leadership.’

“‘What the hell are you guys doing?’ Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) asked Republicans on the floor of the House.”

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March 27, 2026

The ongoing battle over funding Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at U.S.

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