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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that seeks to task the federal government with determining who receives a mail ballot, but election experts believe it will be blocked in court and that it would trample over the procedures set by states for absentee voting.

The US labor market is experiencing a 'low-hire, low-fire' state, with job openings decreasing and hires as a percentage of total employment dropping to the lowest rate since 2011, while layoffs and voluntary quits also remain low.

President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees their back pay, while other DHS staffers, including FEMA workers, Coast Guard, and CISA employees, are still not being compensated.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has topped $4 for the first time since 2022, which could have significant implications for the US economy, including higher inflation and reduced consumer spending.

The Trump administration is advancing a plan to reallocate over $3 billion in federal grant funding from permanent housing initiatives to temporary transitional housing programs. If implemented, this policy shift could lead to the displacement of up to 170,000 formerly homeless individuals nationwide, including veterans.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the legality of Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which critics say would create a bureaucratic nightmare and fundamentally change the meaning of US citizenship.

The Justice Department is facing a lawsuit seeking the return of 2020 Atlanta-area ballots seized in an unprecedented move earlier this year, raising questions about the scope of the investigation and the Trump administration's approach to the 2020 election.

The TSA has been struggling to pay its employees during the government shutdown, resulting in long security checkpoint lines and financial hardship for workers, and while funding may be on the way soon, it may still take days or weeks for the situation to return to normal.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be attending Democratic Party events in four Southern states in April, with more planned for the summer and fall, as she continues to promote her memoir and support Democrats in the midterms.

ICE agents have been deployed to 14 airports to assist TSA with security tasks, while TSA employees have been quitting and calling out of work due to lack of pay, resulting in long delays for travelers.