3/20/26
Bipartisan talks to end Homeland Security standoff get serious as shutdown drags on – NBC News
Shutdown enters critical phase as TSA shortages expected to expand – Politico
Trump nomination of Mullin for DHS chief advances out of Senate committee – Washington Post
Education Dept hands federal student loan portfolio to Treasury, in latest step to dismantle agency – Federal News Network
Record Number of Student Loan Borrowers Are in Delinquency and Default – NYTimes
Trump’s anti-fraud task force poised to scrutinize benefits programs – GovExec
Survey of 11,000 feds underscores ‘layer cake of trauma’ – GovExec
House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP – CBS News
The threats to Minnesota's Medicaid funds are unprecedented. Other states could be next – NPR
Under Trump, the government’s watchdogs are losing their independence – Washington Post
