We start the day's other headlines in the nation's capital where pressure is mounting on Congress to end the homeland security funding fight.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he's given Democrats what he called a last and final offer.

Enough is enough. Republicans have bent over backward to negotiate with Democrats.

And now Democrats need to get serious about funding the Department of Homeland Security.

A vote to advance a bill to fund DHS was halted while senators discussed the latest Republican offer behind closed doors.

Democrats have said the proposals so far don't do enough to put guardrails on immigration enforcement officers.

Meantime, airport chaos continues across the country as TSA agents are poised to miss another paycheck tomorrow.

Nearly 500 officers have put the job altogether.

Officials said TSA lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston took up to four hours

and warned they could only get worse as the weekend approaches.

Florida Democrat Sheila Sherfulness McCormick, who's been indicted for allegedly stealing millions in taxpayer money,

faced a rare public ethics committee hearing in Congress today.

The bipartisan panel, which hasn't held a public hearing against a sitting member of the House in

more than 15 years, began this investigation in 2023.

Members questioned why they should delay

their conclusion as she requests.

And the American people are entitled

to demand accountability of all of us

when they're, if they're elected representatives,

are without integrity.

Sheriff Willis McCormick's lawyer joined the case less than three weeks ago.

The Congresswoman has denied any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to the federal

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