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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today,
a look at U.S. President Donald Trump saying he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has died at age 81 and Hawaii faces its worst flooding in 20 years.
But first, the U.S. and Iran trade threats of expanding the war in the Middle East. |
Israeli security forces survey the site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel on Sunday. (AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit) |
US and Iran trade threats of expanding war after strikes near sites tied to nuclear programs |
Iran and its ally, the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, stepped up pressure on Israel on Sunday, with intense attacks on the country’s north and south after the United States and Iran threatened to widen their targets in the war in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump warned the United States will destroy Iran’s power plants if Tehran fails to fully open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. Iran’s parliament speaker said if the U.S. follows through on its threat, Tehran would retaliate against American and Israeli energy and wider infrastructure in the region. Read more.
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) |
ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says |
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. In a series of social media posts, Trump said he was making plans to put officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in airports if the congressional standoff continues. After the Senate failed to find a resolution at a rare weekend session, Trump appeared resolute in his plan: “ICE is ready to go on Monday,” he said. Read more.
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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations, as more rain looms |
Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate due to the state’s worst flooding in more than 20 years, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago with still more expected. Authorities cautioned that a 120-year-old dam could fail.
On the island of Maui, authorities upgraded an evacuation advisory to a warning for some parts of Lahaina, which is still reeling from a deadly 2023 wildfire, because of retention basins nearing capacity. Read more. |
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Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, July 24, 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) |
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