Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Two U.S. Air Force combat planes were shot down today.

That's according to an official not authorized to discuss the incidents.

Two crew members have been rescued, but the search continues for a third.

This comes despite the Trump administration saying it has destroyed Iran's anti-aircraft capabilities, as NPR's Tom Bowman explains.

Defense Secretary Pete Heggzeth said the U.S. has control of the skies over Iran and now

able to fly in the lumbering B-52 aircraft for bombing runs. And last month, F-35 aircraft was

struck by Iranian fire, possibly a missile. The aircraft was very damaged, but the pilot was able to land back at base.

So the pilot was wounded by shell fragments and required stitches.

So again, this latest two aircraft down shows the skies above Iran are still dangerous for U.S. pilots.

NPR's Tom Bowman reporting.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his South Korean counterpart E.J. Myeong.S. pilots. NPR's Tom Bowman reporting. French President Emmanuel Macron and his

South Korean counterpart, E.J. Myeong, say they have agreed to work together to help reopen the

Strait of Hormuz. During a joint briefing today, the leaders did not elaborate on how they would

help reopen the strait. They met in Seoul after President Trump slammed allies for not supporting

the war in Iran. President Trump is expected to sign an order to pay all DHS employees as Congress

remains deadlocked over funding the agency. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports it adds uncertainty to

airport security lines this weekend. Airline analysts say wait times have improved since Trump took executive action to begin

paying TSA agents after more than a month. But the recovery is uneven. Hundreds of officers

resigned during the partial shutdown, and it can take months to train replacements.

Airline analyst Henry Hartfeld says that uncertainty could quickly

affect operations. This is a day-to-day situation. If the back pay isn't fully repaid and if the

TSA workers are concerned that they won't be paid for work they do now, that we're going to

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