Shutdown Hits Travelers & Trump Deploys Diplomacy | 3.25.26

Morning Wire's March 25 episode examines the fallout from a partial DHS shutdown disrupting air travel, alongside US diplomatic and military efforts in the Middle East, a Senate probe into a past Justice Department investigation, and a Supreme Court case on mail-in ballots with midterm implications.

DHS Shutdown Strains Airport Security

A standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding has led to hours-long TSA lines at airports nationwide, with passengers facing waits of up to four hours, as seen in footage from Houston's George Bush International Airport. President Trump has tied DHS reopening to passage of the SAVE Act for election integrity, prompting Democrats to blame Republicans, who hold narrow congressional majorities. Republicans counter that Democrats refuse to fund TSA and the rest of DHS.