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Key takeaways
Quick scan — what you need to know:
- Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their pay Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.
- Security lines have eased at airports, clearing the worst of the bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown.
- Allegations swirl that a broker for Pete Hegseth inquired into an investment in key defense companies before the Iran war began.
- The Morgan Stanley broker allegedly made an inquiry with BlackRock regarding an investment into a defense-focused equity fund.
Background
What led here, in plain terms:
- The Pentagon denied the allegations calling them “entirely false and fabricated”.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump.
- This would make the airport the latest in a long list of institutions, government programs, buildings and even money named after the president.
- The US government has directed all of its embassies and consulates to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda .
Why it matters
Why readers and decision-makers should care:
- The army is investigating a helicopter fly-by at Kid Rock’s hillside swimming pool in Tennessee on Saturday.
- Two army choppers on a training run visited and hovered by the rocker’s house as he saluted them.
- According to the army, there was no official request for the fly-by, which triggered the administrative review.