To comply with budget reconciliation rules, Republicans are expected to attach strings to the federal funds states use to administer elections, incentivizing photo ID and other voting requirements.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
Then, in the Andante movement, the upper strings opened with a glassy sound before the mournful line of the cello entered.
The lack of pay has contributed to high call-out rates at airports across the country, including at Philadelphia International Airport, where staffing shortages have led to longer security lines.
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Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
The road to the very long lines began in February, when Congress, in resolving a broader government shutdown (the second in four months, impressively), could not agree on how to keep funding Homeland Security.
—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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