3/12/26 — What’s Happening Right Now

• US restarts Global Entry program under pressure from industry – Reuters

• Senate Democrats accuse FEMA of obstructing Congress – Politico

• Social Security watchdog opens probe into alleged misuse of data by ex-DOGE employee – Associated Press

• Universities survived Trump’s 2025 funding freeze, but the money still isn’t flowing to researchers – The Conversation

• Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans – StreetsBlogUSA 

• Education Department staff cuts have hurt service rather than streamlined bureaucracy, say opponents on 1-year mark of RIFs – GovExec

• A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care – NYTimes

• Are T.S.A. Lines Really That Long? What’s Going On at Airports – NYTimes

• Stalled FEMA funds put pressure on state to fund emergency management – WRAL News

• Appeals court allows Gateway funds to keep flowing – Politico