23 MAR 2026: Dems Block DHS Funding, Airports at Risk // Trump Moves From Mass Deportations to "The Worst" // War in Iran: White House Ramps up War Plans // Iran Missile Shocks CIA // Five Surprises To Watch For!
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Monday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan covers a growing crisis at U.S. airports as TSA workers go unpaid, causing massive security lines, flight disruptions, and warnings that smaller airports could soon shut down.
He also reports on a shift in Trump's immigration strategy away from mass deportations toward targeting the "worst of the worst," alongside mounting tensions in sanctuary cities where local leaders continue to block cooperation with ICE.
On the global front, Bryan breaks down a dramatic escalation in the war with Iran, including Tehran's surprise ICBM test, new threats against civilian and economic targets worldwide, and U.S. plans that could involve seizing key islands in the Strait of Hormuz.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's March 23rd. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.2 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:21.9 | It's Monday's headline brief. Heavy on News, lighter on analysis, launching us into a new week |
| 0:26.9 | with events that as ever are shaping America and the world. We begin with domestic news this morning, |
| 0:33.4 | starting with the nightmare at U.S. airports and when exactly that might end. |
| 0:38.8 | As ABC News and the Hill report, Senate Democrats continue to block funding for the Department |
| 0:43.5 | of Homeland Security with workers at FEMA, the Coast Guard, and TSA getting no paychecks. |
| 0:49.8 | Now, there was a bill last Friday that was supposed to change that, but it failed for the fifth time. |
| 0:55.4 | Although we should know that a majority of senators actually voted to restart funding on Friday, |
| 0:59.7 | however, because of that the lazy 60 filibuster rule and GOP Senate leaders that refuse to embrace a talking filibuster, |
| 1:07.1 | a majority is not enough in this Senate to overcome the Democrats blocking this bill. |
| 1:13.0 | Bloomberg, Axios, and others report that that is why President Trump has ordered ICE agents to the rescue, |
| 1:18.6 | shifting their focus from immigration enforcement to help out the TSA folks at the airports, |
| 1:23.6 | although, frankly, they're not going to be doing much. |
| 1:26.7 | ICE officers were not trained on security procedures, for example, so instead they're not going to be doing much. ICE officers were not trained on security procedures, for example, |
| 1:30.7 | so instead they're going to be doing more menial work, |
| 1:33.4 | like standing guard by the exits, |
| 1:35.5 | trying to prevent people from rushing to the gates |
| 1:37.4 | without being checked by the folks at security. |
| 1:40.4 | And some people might just try to do that, |
| 1:42.8 | as in the frustrated flyers, maybe you. |
| 1:45.9 | Lines are now two to three hours long in a growing number of major U.S. airports, |
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