Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.

Britain says Iran launched an unsuccessful missile attack at a joint British and American base in the Indian Ocean.

MPIR's Ruth Sherlock has more.

In a statement to NPR, the British Ministry of Defense accused Iran of lashing out across the region.

After it said Iran had made a failed attempt to strike

at Diego Garcia military base. It's unclear how close the missiles came to the base, located on

the Chegos Islands in the Indian Ocean, some 2,500 miles away from Iran. The base has long been

strategically important for the US, which has used it in military

operations from the Vietnam War to the invasion of Iraq and in other more recent conflicts. The British

government has said US bombers can use some British bases, including Diego Garcia, for operations

to prevent Iran attacking ships in the strategic strait of Huramuse Waterway.

Ruth Sherlock, NPR News.

The Senate's holding a rare weekend session debating the Republican Save America Act,

which has new requirements for voter registration and requires photo IDs at the polls.

But Democrats say federal law already blocks non-citizens from voting.

They're also debating ending the DHS shutdown. Democrats have blocked efforts to fund the whole agency without reforms to ICE.

But they say they want TSA workers paid. Travelers are facing long security lines at some U.S. airports as the partial government

shutdown drags on. And Pierce Shannon Bond has more. A shortage of TSA screening staff who are

working without pay means long wait times at airports in cities like Houston, Atlanta, and New York.

Officials say that could get worse if a funding deal isn't reached soon.

Clint Henderson is a travel expert at the website, The Points Guy.

He recommends checking your airport's website for estimated security wait times before leaving home.

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