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The president is using the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security as leverage to pass a strict voter ID bill. Critics say the bill would place an undue burden on eligible voters.
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President Trump has increasingly used Immigration and Customs Enforcement to push personal and political objectives, and on Monday sent agents to airports across the country to help deal with long security lines.
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The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin to take over the Homeland Security Department in a 54-to-45 vote on Monday.
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The deployment comes as a battle over Department of Homeland Security funding has led to closed security checkpoints, long lines and missed flights.
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(Second column, 3rd story, link)
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Spring break travel is straining airports as rising absences and resignations among unpaid TSA officers stretch security over a month into the funding standoff.
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