Trump Proposes to Begin Privatizing TSA Screening Operations

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday ⁠proposed ⁠to begin privatizing airport security operations ⁠handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save ​money. The White House budget proposes cutting funding for the federal agency created after the September 11, 2001 ‌attacks by $52 million and would require ‌small airports …

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USDA Warns of Lead Risk in Frozen Dino-Shaped Chicken Nuggets

By HealthDay Staff HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, April 3, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Food safety officials are warning the public not to eat certain frozen chicken nuggets after tests found dangerous levels of lead. A recall was not issued because the nuggets are no longer being sold. But officials say some packages may still be in people’s …

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Democratic-Led States Sue to Block Trump’s Order Tightening Mail-In Voting

BOSTON, April 3 (Reuters) – A coalition of Democratic ⁠state ⁠attorneys general filed a lawsuit ⁠on Friday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s new executive order tightening rules ​on mail‑in voting. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Boston, added to the rising number ‌of legal challenges taking aim at ‌the order Trump signed …

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US Judge Upholds Block on Subpoenas to Fed’s Powell, Teeing up Likely Appeal

By Andrew Goudsward and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on ⁠Friday ⁠stood by his prior decision to block ⁠subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, setting up a ​likely appeal that could further delay President Donald Trump’s move to install a more compliant central bank …

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Judge Ends Federal Oversight of Special Education in New Orleans Schools

More than a decade of federal oversight of special education in New Orleans charter schools has ended, following a Tuesday (March 31) decision by U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey to terminate a sweeping consent judgment, which went into effect in early 2015. That consent judgment resulted from a class-action lawsuit filed by parents of charter …

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