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Trump Cabinet, DHS Funding, CPAC, Trump and Iran

March 27, 2026·14 min·3-min readroundtablenews
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The U.S. Senate ended a 42-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by funding most of the agency through September, excluding ICE and Border Patrol, while President Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and signaled a desire to exit the conf

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