Tuesday, March 10, 2026

TSA and travel travails

A partial government shutdown has TSA checkpoints understaffed, causing hours-long delays at some airports. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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The Short List

Tue Mar 10 2026

 

Phaedra Trethan National Correspondent

@wordsbyphaedra

👋🏼 Hi there! I'm Phaedra Trethan, extending a warm welcome to Jamie Stockwell, USA TODAY's new vice president of news. 👏🏼

In Tuesday's news:

A partial government shutdown has led to long lines and shortened patience at airports. ✈️
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said today will be "the most intense day" of strikes on Iran.
Birthrates in the U.S. are falling. But there is a baby boom within the Trump administration. 👶🏻

But first: Want to save money on gas? Of course you do. Here's how . ⛽️ 💵

TSA and air travel travails ✈️ 😖

The lines are long. Travelers' patience gets short. And you just hope you don't miss your flight because you're stuck waiting at a TSA checkpoint. That's the scene many travelers are facing at airports across the U.S. as a partial government shutdown is putting the pinch on Transportation Safety Administration staffing. What you need to know before you head to the airport.

Watch: Check out these international travel tips. 🌅
How to check TSA wait times so you know what to expect. ✅

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A Transportation Security Administration gate sits closed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on Feb. 14, 2026.

Annabelle Gordon, Reuters File

'An overwhelming display' of force in Iran

Tuesday marked "the most intense day of strikes inside Iran," according to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, who added, "we're crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force." Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said they would block oil shipments from the Persian Gulf until the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes stop. The latest updates.

Watch: Could Cuba be the next U.S. target? What President Trump said.
"A little excursion": How Trump is trying to sell the war to some skeptical House Republicans.
Shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. What we know.

Real quick

The Trump administration quietly restored gun rights to 22 people indicted or convicted of crimes.
Is "stagflation" about to bring '70s-style malaise to 2026?
Voters in one Georgia congressional district headed to the polls Tuesday to choose Marjorie Taylor Greene's replacement. 🗳️
His father went to jail for campaign finance crimes tied to Trump's 2020 campaign. But he's one of the left's biggest online influencers. What to know about Aaron Parnas. 🤳🏼

A baby boom for the Beltway? 👶🏻

Usha Vance. Katie Miller. Karoline Leavitt. Samantha Blair, wife of Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair. All of these women in the Trump administration orbit are expecting, and a growing pronatalism movement within the MAGA coalition might make it seem like women are having more babies. But the truth, especially in the context of declining birthrates in the U.S. and elsewhere, is more complicated.

Liza: 'The victim of so many untruths' 🎤 📖

In her new memoir, "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This One!", Liza Minnelli writes about Hollywood, addiction, sobriety and her former loves. But some of her most revealing and poignant memories are of her mother, the iconic Judy Garland. Minnelli, now an icon in her own right, details their complicated relationship with heart and humor.

Liza's last words to Judy Garland, revealed. 💔
Valerie Bertinelli gets "Naked" in her new memoir. ✍🏼
The late actor Eric Dane's memoir will be published later this year.

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Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein and host Jonathan Bennett perform onstage during the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.

Emma McIntyre, Getty Images for GLAAD

A break from the news

Think you've got great movie taste? Prove it. Become a USA TODAY Movie Meter panelist and help choose the 2026 "Film of the Year." 🍿 🎬
These photos of California's "superbloom" are sublime. 🌼 😍 📸
Apparently Beyoncé's mom Tina Knowles makes a mighty rad gumbo. 🍤 🍲 😋

Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and your favorite celebrity memoir (hers: Bob Dylan's "Chronicle" and pretty much anything by Patti Smith.) Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com.

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Asked about domestic Iran-aligned sleeper cells, Trump said the United States is "watching every single one of them." What to know.

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Former NFL player sought AI advice before police found girlfriend dead

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Family of Georgia teacher killed during teen prank speaks out

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How El Niño could be good news for 2026 hurricane season

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Teen brothers in Texas mariachi band released from ICE custody

A Texas family, including two teen mariachi musicians of an award-winning band, was reunited after their case drew widespread criticism.

Woman Taking Handful Pills From Bottle In Bedroom
 

Can multivitamins slow biological aging? Here's what a study found.

The study examined blood samples of 958 participants with an average chronological age of 70.

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Ex-Missouri lawmaker who admitted to COVID fraud sentenced to prison

John J. Diehl Jr., 60, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to wire fraud after he admitted to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Picture of the logo of Smartmatic, a voting technology firm.
 

Voting tech company says it's being vindictively prosecuted by Trump DOJ

Voting technology company Smartmatic says it's being vindictively prosecuted for undermining a false Trump "mantra that the 2020 election was rigged."

This is the 2026 Ford Explorer Platinum AWD hybrid SUV Ford Motor built at Chicago Assembly Plant for Pope Leo XIV. The vehicle is a gift from Ford CEO Jim Farley and his wife, devoted Catholics. The Pope is from Chicago.
 

Inside Ford's hush‑hush build for an unexpected VIP driver

Ford CEO Jim Farley and his wife ended up at the Vatican last month handing over keys to a customized SUV to Pope Leo XIV.

Kelli Moore, left, walks with her husband former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, and his attorney Ellen Michaels at the 14A-1 District Court in Ann Arbor on Friday, March 6, 2026.
 

Sherrone Moore assistant calls out Michigan's 'systemic failures'

The assistant of former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore called out the school's 'systemic failures' through her lawyers on March 6:

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