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AXIOS (Kathleen Hunter) - Trump to sidestep Congress, pay TSA workers

President Trump announced Thursday that he would sign an order to circumvent Congress and restore pay for TSA workers . Why it matters: The maneuver could help ease widespread delays and disruptions at U.S. airports that have threatened to raise voter ire. It also undermines efforts to strike a deal in the Senate to end the DHS shutdown , now well into its second month. Driving the news: "I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin , to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports," Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday. - "I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any…

President Trump announced Thursday that he would sign an order to circumvent Congress and restore pay for TSA workers . Why it matters: The maneuver could help ease widespread delays and disruptions at U.S. airports that have threatened to raise voter ire. It also undermines efforts to strike a deal in the Senate to end the DHS shutdown , now well into its second month. Driving the news: "I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin , to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports," Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday. - "I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any…Open

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Pentagon weighs sending 10,000 more combat troops to the Middle East

The White House and the Pentagon are considering sending at least 10,000 additional combat troops to the Middle East in the coming days, according to a senior U.S. defense official. Why it matters: If the Trump administration decides to send extra troops, it will significantly increase the number of combat soldiers the U.S. has in the region. It is another signal that a U.S. ground operation in Iran is being seriously prepared. - The massive surge in ground troops is being considered as President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating with Iran on a deal to end the war. Iranian officials haven't agreed yet to hold a high-level meeting with the U.S. and they are suspicious that the U.S. diplomatic push is another trick. State of play:…

The White House and the Pentagon are considering sending at least 10,000 additional combat troops to the Middle East in the coming days, according to a senior U.S. defense official. Why it matters: If the Trump administration decides to send extra troops, it will significantly increase the number of combat soldiers the U.S. has in the region. It is another signal that a U.S. ground operation in Iran is being seriously prepared. - The massive surge in ground troops is being considered as President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating with Iran on a deal to end the war. Iranian officials haven't agreed yet to hold a high-level meeting with the U.S. and they are suspicious that the U.S. diplomatic push is another trick. State of play:…Open