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Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overstepped on gender care declaration | Fox News

By Eric Mack | Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 9:52am EDT

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 has ruled that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overreached in his December declaration that “sex-rejecting procedures” for children were “neither safe nor effective.”

U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai in Oregon ruled that RFK Jr. exceeded his authority and failed to follow required administrative procedures when HHS issued the declaration.

The ruling grants preliminary relief to health professionals who provide the treatments. The judge also denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case, which was brought by 20 blue states and Washington, D.C., that had legalized controversial “sex-rejecting” health services, including “puberty-suppressing hormones, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures.”

RFK Jr. used comprehensive evidence review of “documented risks of significant harm, markedly weak evidence of benefit, unfavorable risk-benefit profiles, inadequate existing clinical guidelines, growing international consensus among countries conducting rigorous evidence reviews, and applicable medical ethics principles” to issue the declaration rejected by Kasubhai as an overreach.

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Mustafa Kasubhai testifies during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023.(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Sex-rejecting procedures for children and adolescents are neither safe nor effective as a treatment modality for gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, or other related disorders in minors, and therefore, fail to meet professional recognized standards of health care,” the declaration read. “For the purposes of this declaration, ‘sex-rejecting procedures’ means pharmaceutical or surgical interventions, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries such as mastectomies, vaginoplasties, and other procedures, that attempt to align an individual’s physical appearance or body with an asserted identity that differs from the individual’s sex.”

The ruling prevents the federal government from immediately enforcing the declaration against hospitals and health professionals.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy was rebuked by a Biden-appointed judge for using “break it and see” actions on “sex-rejecting procedures.”(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The lawsuit argued the declaration was unlawful and an attempt to override established medical standards without public notice or comment. The federal government said the general statement of policy was exempt from legal rule-making requirements.

The declaration was “the Secretary’s non-binding policy position on the safety and efficacy of certain pediatric and adolescent treatment modalities for gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, or other related conditions,” the government argued Feb. 10.

“Secretary Kennedy, just like anyone else, is entitled to articulate his opinion on the safety and efficacy of emerging and controversial medical practices. The Declaration summarizes Secretary Kennedy’s independent evaluation of the cited medical literature and expresses his opinion that certain treatment modalities are not safe and effective and fail to meet professionally recognized standards of health care.”

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Kasubhai’s ruling was at the end of a roughly six-hour hearing and will be followed by a written decision.

“There’s a theme of ‘Break it and see what others will do,’ and that’s not a system or method committed to the rule of law,” Kasubhai said. “That notion that ‘I will go forward, issue a declaration and see if we can get away with it,’ that is not a principle of governance that adheres to the overarching commitment to the democratic public that requires the rule of law to be regarded and respected and honored as sacred.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James led the case brought by states permitting “sex-rejecting procedures” against the Trump administration.(Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who led the case, said the ruling protects patients, families and providers from federal intimidation.

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“So much of the conversation around transgender health care has lost sight of the real people harmed by the federal government’s attacks,” James wrote in a statement last week, praising the opinion. “Young people are losing access to life-saving treatment, families are being left in the dark, and medical providers are being threatened just for doing their jobs and following standards of care.

“Today’s win breaks through the noise and gives some needed clarity to patients, families, and providers. Health care services for transgender young people remain legal, and the federal government cannot intimidate or punish the providers who offer them.

“It is my duty and my privilege to stand with trans New Yorkers and their families. I will always fight for the LGBTQ+ community.”

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The case was brought by Oregon, New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington and Pennsylvania.

The ruling comes as President Donald Trump has sought to tag a 2024 presidential campaign vow to “protect children from transgender mutilation surgeries” to the 2026 SAVE America Act currently being debated in the Senate.

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Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., formally introduced an amendment to attach the added Trump priorities to the election-integrity bill.

“I’ve worked closely with President Trump and the White House to introduce a substitute amendment that will save our elections, save women’s sports, and save our children from gender mutilation surgeries,” Schmitt wrote in a statement last week. “It’s time to get this done.”

Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.

美国延长对伊朗最后通牒后 战事不见缓和

发布/2026年3月24日 22:53

以色列中部城市特拉维夫星期二遭伊朗导弹袭击，引发火灾，造成四人轻伤，一些汽车和房屋损毁。 （路透社）

（德黑兰/华盛顿综合电）美国总统特朗普宣称与伊朗展开谈判后，战火不见缓和。伊朗指美国和以色列袭击它的三个天然气设施，伊朗则持续袭击以色列与中东地区的美军基地。

伊朗法尔斯新闻社星期二（3月24日）报道，美以当天袭击伊朗中部城市伊斯法罕的天然气公司大楼和天然气减压站，造成局部破坏。伊朗西南部的霍拉姆沙赫尔（Khorramshahr）天然气管道也遭袭击，但天然气供应未受影响。

特朗普前一天（23日）称，美伊已进行良好对话，并将继续磋商，美方因此决定推迟五天打击伊朗的发电厂。

美国媒体Semafor引述政府官员报道，美国对伊朗的“史诗怒火”行动将继续，所谓的停止袭击五天仅限于伊朗的电力设施。

另据《纽约时报》引述匿名战争部官员报道，五角大楼考虑从陆军第82空降师抽调一个约3000人的作战旅，支援对伊朗军事行动。

报道称，这个作战旅可能用于夺取伊朗石油出口枢纽哈尔克岛。另一个夺岛方案是，由正开往中东的第31海军陆战队远征队发起首轮进攻，过后可由第82空降师的作战旅轮替。不过，美国军方尚未下达任何相关命令。

对于特朗普宣称与伊朗展开谈判，伊朗矢口否认，并继续对特拉维夫等以色列城市以及美军在中东地区的设施发动多波攻势。

特拉维夫星期二遭伊朗弹道导弹袭击，据报造成四人受伤。沙特阿拉伯说，在沙特东部拦截超过20架无人机。在科威特，伊朗的袭击导致一些电力线中断。

以色列国防军说，在星期一和星期二凌晨空袭伊朗，目标包括伊斯兰革命卫队情报总部、情报部总部、武器库和防空系统等。以军也空袭黎巴嫩真主党在贝鲁特和黎南城镇阿特提里的指挥中心。

以色列防长卡茨称，将继续全力打击伊朗和真主党。他还说，以军将控制黎巴嫩南部至利塔尼河沿岸的“安全区”，直到以色列北部居民的安全得到保障。真主党则誓言将阻止以军占领黎南。

伊朗委任新国安领导人 展示强硬姿态

另一方面，伊朗星期二确定，国家利益委员会秘书长佐勒加德尔（Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr）获任命为最高国家安全委员会秘书，接替遇袭身亡的拉里贾尼。他曾经是伊斯兰革命卫队的指挥官。

据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，佐勒加德尔曾在军事、民事和司法机构担任要职，是久经沙场的强硬派。这项任命显示，伊朗将在国家安全方面维持强硬姿态。

此前，美国新闻网站Politico引述白宫消息人士报道，特朗普政府正在评估伊朗议长卡利巴夫作为美国合作伙伴，甚至是未来伊朗领导人的可能性。据悉，白宫希望测试多名人选，寻求愿意与美国达成协议者。

随着伊朗的袭击持续冲击中东国家的经济，加上德黑兰长期控制霍尔木兹海峡的风险加剧，据说美国波斯湾盟友的立场正趋于强硬，向加入战局的方向倾斜。

《华尔街日报》引述消息报道，沙特已改变立场，同意让美军使用法赫德国王空军基地。消息人士还说，沙特加入战局只是时间问题。阿联酋则开始打压境内伊朗资产，并讨论是否派兵参战。

Alan Armstrong tapped by Oklahoma governor to fill Markwayne Mullin’s Senate seat

March 24, 2026 / 10:06 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong on Tuesday to replace newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Senate.

“I’m incredibly proud now to announce that my pick as the next U.S. senator of the state of Oklahoma is Mr. Alan Armstrong,” Stitt said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

President Trump tapped Mullin to lead DHS following Kristi Noem’s ouster over scrutiny of the department’s immigration enforcement operations. The Senate confirmed Mullin for the role on Monday in a 54 to 45 vote.

Armstrong has served as executive chairman on the board of directors at a Tulsa-based energy firm Williams Companies after stepping down as president and CEO last year. He previously chaired the Department of Energy’s National Petroleum Council.

Alan Armstrong speaks during an interview at a conference in Houston on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Aaron M. Sprecher / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Stitt said Armstrong’s story “reflects the very best of Oklahoma.”

“Our values, our work ethic and our pursuit of the American dream is alive and well in Oklahoma,” Stitt said. “He’s a strong business leader who understands the power of free markets and limited government. He spent his career fighting for Oklahoma’s energy industry, and providing affordable, reliable energy to all of America.”

Under Oklahoma state law, anyone appointed to an empty Senate seat must pledge not to run for a full term. Armstrong will serve in the role until voters elect a new senator in November’s election.

The primary is set for June 16. Already, Rep. Kevin Hern has emerged as a frontrunner in the race. Hern, who’s represented Oklahoma in the House since 2018, secured an endorsement from Senate Majority Leader John Thune earlier this month, as well as from the president.

“Kevin Hern will be an outstanding Senator, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“阿尔忒弥斯”计划旨在将美国宇航员送回月球并建立长期驻留基地，为最终的火星任务奠定基础。 （路透社）

美国宇航局局长星期二（3月24日）说，计划暂停原定在月球轨道上建造空间站的“门户”（Gateway）项目，转而将重点转向“建设月球基地”。

路透社报道，艾萨克曼在一份声明中说：“美国宇航局计划暂停目前形式的‘门户’项目，并将重点转向能够支持持续地面作业的基础设施建设。”

“尽管现有硬件面临一些挑战，但美国宇航局将重新利用适用的设备，并利用国际合作伙伴的承诺来支持这些目标。”

此次宣布正值美国宇航局调整“阿尔忒弥斯”（Artemis）计划之际。“阿尔忒弥斯”计划旨在将美国宇航员送回月球并建立长期驻留基地，为最终的火星任务奠定基础。

暂停“门户”月球轨道项目并不完全出人意料，该项目一直受到一些批评，被认为浪费资源或分散了其他登月计划的注意力。

艾萨克曼于2025年底接任美国宇航局局长一职。不到一个月前，他突然宣布，美国宇航局将对近年来多次延期的阿尔忒弥斯计划进行调整，以确保美国人能够在2028年重返月球表面。

艾萨克曼说，这一目标保持不变，但美国宇航局正在调整飞行计划，在最终登月之前增加一次测试任务，以增强发射流程的“肌肉记忆”。

阿尔忒弥斯2号原定于2月发射，但现在目标日期定在4月初。

US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan is freed after more than a year

By Jennifer Hansler
Updated Mar 24, 2026, 11:01 AM ET
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2026, 9:13 AM ET

Dennis Coyle, center, waits at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, after the Taliban released him.
Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

A US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year has been released, two US officials told CNN on Tuesday, weeks after the Trump administration declared the country a state sponsor of wrongful detention.

Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old academic, was detained by the Taliban in Kabul in January 2025 and, according to his family and the US government, held in near solitary confinement while never being charged with a crime. He had spent nearly 20 years working in Afghanistan.

In a statement Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also welcomed Coyle’s release.

“Today, after more than a year of captivity in Afghanistan, Dennis Coyle is on his way home,” the top US diplomat said.

“We thank the United Arab Emirates for its support in securing Dennis’ release. We also appreciate Qatar’s continued support and advocacy for Americans unjustly detained in Afghanistan,” he added.

“While this is a positive step by the Taliban, more work needs to be done,” he continued. “We are still seeking the immediate return of Mahmood Habibi, Paul Overby, and all other unjustly detained Americans.”

The Taliban Foreign Ministry also confirmed Coyle’s release, saying in a statement that “the Supreme Court determined that his previous detention was sufficient.”

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan carried out this action based on humanitarian considerations and goodwill, and believes that such steps can further strengthen an atmosphere of trust between countries,” the statement said. “It also expressed hope that both nations will find solutions to remaining issues through mutual understanding and constructive dialogue in the future.”

According to the US officials, nothing was traded or given to secure Coyle’s freedom. Another person familiar with the matter said the US had sent a letter to the Taliban calling for Coyle’s humanitarian release. Coyle’s release was first reported by The New York Times.

The officials said that the designation of Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, which is meant to punish countries who take US citizens as leverage, played a role in pressuring the Taliban to free him.

That designation will not be lifted, the officials added, as there are at least two other US citizens who remain detained there: Habibi and Overby.

Former Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad was also involved, the officials said, though the person familiar with the matter stressed that he does not work for or represent the US government. One of the officials described his involvement as minimal and at the request of the Taliban. Khalilzad is a known interlocutor to the Taliban after serving as US ambassador to Afghanistan. His involvement in negotiating the US-Taliban deal during the first Trump administration set in motion the US withdrawal from the country.

According to another official, the Taliban reached out to the US to ask about potential repercussions for the country’s state sponsor of wrongful detention designation, and from there the group seemed to decide it would benefit from releasing Coyle.

The Taliban communicated the decision to Khalilzad, this official said, and the former envoy went to Kabul to pick up Coyle. The decision to release him was also conveyed to the United Arab Emirates, the other official said.

The United Arab Emirates helped facilitate Coyle’s release, including providing transportation out of the country, the officials said.

Earlier this month, Coyle’s sisters spoke with Rubio at a State Department event marking National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. Later that day, the US imposed the state sponsor of wrongful detention designation on Afghanistan, which creates the possibility for the US to impose travel restrictions on Afghanistan. The Coyle family commended the decision in a statement at the time.

There are at least two other Americans held in Afghanistan.

Habibi was detained in August 2022. The Taliban has never acknowledged holding him. The State Department is offering up to $5 million for information leading to his location, recovery and safe return.

In a statement Tuesday, his brother Ahmad Habibi welcomed the news of Coyle’s release.

“My family and I are grateful to hear the news of Dennis’ release. We hope that our family will soon have the same feeling of relief, when Mahmood is returned home to us,” he said.

“Senior officials in the Trump Administration — including Dr. Sebastian Gorka — have repeatedly assured me that they will not leave my brother behind and that President Trump wants him to be released,” he continued. “The Taliban needs to admit what we already know — that they have my brother — so we can move forward in bringing him home to his wife and young daughter. The Taliban should not be defying President Trump as he seeks to bring home Americans to their family.”

Overby was last seen in May 2014 in Khost City, where he was conducting research for a book. He is believed to be deceased. Both the US State Department and FBI are offering rewards for information leading to his recovery and return.

This story has been updated with additional reporting.

（左二起）世界贸易组织前首席经济学家库普曼、意大利前总理真蒂洛尼、新加坡前副总理黄根成、美国前商务部长古铁雷斯、匈牙利国家银行副行长保洛陶伊、香港大学政治与公共行政学系教授李成，3月24日出席博鳌亚洲论坛“关税战冲击下的全球贸易新格局”分论坛。论坛由上海财经大学滴水湖高级金融学院院长姚洋（左一）主持。 （中新社）

随着美国发起的关税战持续冲击全球贸易格局，专家认为关税举措并不能解决美国与中国等贸易伙伴之间贸易失衡的问题，只会推动全球贸易秩序的重组和多极化。同时，中美两国仍需将重心放在调整各自国内问题上 ，未来10年内全球不太可能出现中美共治的“G2”格局。

在中国海南举行的博鳌亚洲论坛2026年年会，星期二（3月24日）拉开序幕。世贸组织前首席经济学家库普曼在“关税战冲击下的全球贸易新格局”分论坛上指出，尽管关税战持续发酵，去年全年贸易增长达4.6%，显示全球贸易仍展现出较强韧性。

他说，贸易政策并非决定贸易增长的关键因素，真正的驱动力来自国内生产总值（GDP）增长和科技创新。“关税仅能影响全球贸易约25%，而GDP的影响可达60%至65%。”

虽然关税战未明显拖累全球贸易总量，专家普遍认为，它正改变全球贸易运行方式。新加坡前副总理黄根成说，关税战削弱全球贸易的可预测性与信任基础，各国转向“友岸外包”等策略重构供应链，令全球经济更趋碎片化，也增加中小企业的经营压力。

意大利前总理真蒂洛尼则直言，在贸易政策被武器化的当下，未来全球贸易将不再由规则主导，“而是基于你的实力以及对别人的胁迫”。

从更深层看，关税战的根源并不在贸易本身，而在主要经济体内部长期积累的结构性失衡。库普曼指出，美国当前面临制造业回报下降、产业“空心化”的问题，但消费需求依然强劲、储蓄不足，大量商品依赖进口；中国则拥有强大的制造业和生产能力，但内需不足，消费增长长期滞后。这种一方“过度消费”、一方“生产过剩”的结构，让两国不平衡持续存在。他说，这需要通过内部调整与合作来解决，“关税战并不能解决这些问题”。

香港大学教授李成进一步指出，关税战反映美国在实力变化背景下的焦虑。随着自身优势相对减弱，美国国内对全球化的不满上升，对外政策趋向更为强硬。这种情绪与中美之间制度和发展模式的差异相互叠加，使两国关系呈现出结构性紧张，并将长期持续，“老大与老二之间的竞争不会很快结束”。

在此背景下，专家认为，中美各自的内部问题不仅难以在短期内缓解，反而可能加剧对立，使两国难以在全球层面形成稳定主导力量。真蒂洛尼说，未来10年，中美不太可能形成“G2”格局，全球或将出现新的重要力量，“比如印度，同时我很乐观地认为，欧洲有可能会醒过来。”

本届博鳌论坛年会于3月24日至27日举行，主题为“塑造共同未来：新形势、新机遇、新合作”。中国全国人大常委会委员长赵乐际将出席星期四（26日）的开幕式并发表主旨演讲。

博鳌亚洲论坛秘书长张军在开幕记者会上说，当前世界大变局深刻演进，面临诸多严峻挑战和不确定性，“世界可以说不仅不稳定，甚至更加危险”。但他认为，变局之中同样蕴含机遇，并呼吁各方加强合作，携手打造更美好的未来。

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Trump calls mail-in voting “mail-in cheating.” He just cast his ballot by mail.

2026-03-24T11:38:07-0400 / CBS News

Washington— President Trump, who calls voting by mail “cheating” and wants to restrict the method, voted by mail this month in Florida’s special elections, public records show.

Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections indicate the president voted by mail in Tuesday’s special election for Florida’s 87th district statehouse seat. Mr. Trump endorsed the Republican candidate in the race, Jon Maples.

The county elections website says the president requested the ballot on Saturday, March 14, it was received the following day, and his vote was submitted and counted. The president was at his Palm Beach estate that weekend, when early voting in person was available.

Barely a week after casting his ballot by mail, the president said during an anti-crime meeting in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday, “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all.”

The Washington Post was first to report that the president voted by mail in Tuesday’s elections. Although Florida records only show votes cast in the last 365 days, CBS News previously reported that Mr. Trump requested a mail-in ballot in 2020 as well.

Mr. Trump has long railed against voting by mail, claiming without evidence that the method rife with fraud and even saying voting by mail should be banned. The president is urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would add more voter ID requirements and limit mail-in voting.

“I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS,” the president wrote on Truth Social in one example in August. “… ELECTIONS CAN NEVER BE HONEST WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS/VOTING, and everybody, IN PARTICULAR THE DEMOCRATS, KNOWS THIS,” the president wrote on Truth Social in August. “I, AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, WILL FIGHT LIKE HELL TO BRING HONESTY AND INTEGRITY BACK TO OUR ELECTIONS.”

Mr. Trump has long blamed mail-in voting for his loss to Joe Biden in 2020, even though he won with similar voting rules in place four years later.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-says-republicans-against-save-act-should-not-party/

援助船队抵达古巴：提供医疗用品和太阳能电池板 | 联合早报

发布时间：2026年3月24日 22:38 来源：联合早报

3月24日，巴西活动家蒂亚戈·阿维拉在马古罗号渔船上挥舞古巴国旗。这艘渔船载着人道主义援助物资，从墨西哥抵达哈瓦那港。 （法新社）

载有医疗用品、食品和太阳能电池板的船队首艘船只星期二（3月24日）抵达古巴，为这个因美国燃料封锁而深陷能源危机的国家提供援助。

法新社报道，“马古罗号”（Maguro）3月20日从墨西哥尤卡坦半岛出发，船上载有32人，其中包括来自澳大利亚、巴西、厄瓜多尔、意大利、墨西哥和美国的活动人士以及法新社记者。

当船只航行在海上时，巴西活动人士阿维拉说，其他国家应该向古巴提供援助。

“我们不能让世界和国际法被特朗普的贪婪所掩埋。这就是我们来到这里的原因，这就是人们决定为此动员起来并捐款的原因。”

上周，首批物资从欧洲、拉丁美洲和美国空运而来，作为名为“我们的美洲护航队”的空海联合救援行动的一部分，将约50吨援助物资运抵古巴。

另有两艘船预计将于24日或25日抵达。

活动人士说，这项得到古巴政府支持的救援行动旨在为古巴人民提供援助，因为美国总统特朗普自今年1月对古巴发起石油封锁。

批评人士抨击这项行动，认为它更多地是让古巴共产党政府受益，而不是让普通民众受益。

护航队组织者、美国公民阿德勒告诉法新社，这项行动将急需的援助物资直接送到古巴人民手中，并向世界展示了“特朗普对古巴的封锁所造成的人道主义代价”。“这表明国际团结可以战胜被迫孤立。”

自2024年以来，古巴已发生七次全国性停电，其中两次就发生在过去一周。

自特朗普今年1月下令军事行动抓捕古巴在拉丁美洲的主要盟友、委内瑞拉领导人马杜罗以来，古巴的局势进一步恶化，导致古巴失去了其主要石油供应国。

随后，特朗普威胁要对任何向古巴出口石油的国家征收关税。

Trump-backed Republican battles to hold key Florida seat in president’s stomping ground

March 24, 2026 11:06am EDT / Fox News

A GOP state legislative candidate in Florida is aiming to keep Republicans in control of a long-vacant state house seat in a Palm Beach-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf.

Republican Jon Maples is facing off in a special election in Florida’s House District 87 against Democrat Emily Gregory in the race to fill the seat left vacant last August, when GOP state Rep. Mike Caruso resigned to become Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller.

The ballot box battle is one of three special legislative elections being held in GOP-dominated Florida on Tuesday. And while the contests won’t change the balance of power in the state legislature, where for more than a quarter-century Republicans have held majorities in both the House and Senate chambers, bragging rights are up for grabs in the president’s home district.

Maples is backed by Trump, who moved his primary permanent residence in 2019 from Trump Tower in New York City to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. He is also backed by a number of top Sunshine State Republicans.

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“There is a very important Special Election tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th, for Florida State House District 87 in beautiful Palm Beach County — JON MAPLES HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!” the president wrote in a social media post on Monday evening.

The 43-year-old Maples, a financial planner and former Lake Clarke Shores Council member who during his years at Palm Beach Atlantic University was an all-American athlete, has made cutting taxes and government spending, reducing regulations, promoting private sector job creation, and advancing school choice.

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Gregory, a 40-year-old Army spouse, owns and runs a Jupiter-based fitness center for pregnant and postpartum women. The first-time candidate has made affordability, increasing public education, tackling rising property insurance and housing costs, and access to health care key parts of her campaign.

Maples was the favorite heading into the special election, thanks to his fundraising advantage in a district that leans to the right. Trump carried the district by roughly ten points in his 2024 re-election victory.

A victory by Maples would be further evidence of the GOP surge in Palm Beach County, which was once firmly blue.

In central Florida’s Hillsborough County, Republican Josie Tomkow and Democrat Brian Nathan are facing off Tuesday in the State Senate 14 race to succeed Republican Jay Collins, who resigned from the seat in August to become the state’s lieutenant governor.

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The district includes much of Democrat-leaning Tampa as well as the more GOP-leaning Northwest Hillsborough suburbs.

And Republican Hilary Holley and Democrat Edwin Perez are on the ballot in the special election in House District 51, in the race to replace Tomkow. The district covers parts of Polk County, in the central part of the state.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

No food, water or AC: What it’s like to stand in TSA line during the DHS funding fight

March 24, 2026 / 11:59 AM EDT / CBS News

Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport are standing for hours in security lines that may cause more risks for travelers — amid a DHS funding fight that’s resulted in TSA staff shortages at major U.S. airports.

The disarray was on full display Tuesday as our CBS News team stood in a screening line. After two hours in the TSA line, we emerged from a basement subway corridor after walking past three different terminals.

Late Tuesday morning, in Terminal E, the line extends three stories, including outside the airport terminal where lines are sneaking around the drop-off stations for buses.

Lines to clear security in Terminal A stretched across three levels and wrapped around three terminals in the subway corridor at the basement level, an area with no access to food, water, working air conditioning or restrooms — and limited cell service. From there, the line wound up escalators to baggage claim, then looped up a second set of escalators, finally surfacing at the third-floor ticketing area.

Passengers described wait times of five hours, with nearly everyone around me missing their flights, resigned to just rebooking on the other side of the security lines. Overhead announcements periodically advised those with departures within four hours to consider rebooking now.

The human toll was visible: families with young children, crying infants and pets confined to carriers stood packed into slow-moving lines.

One passenger, Summer Martinez, told CBS News she had already missed three flights and was back for round 4 of attempting to board a plane to Tulsa.

Tensions were high, but notably, frustration among travelers was not primarily directed at TSA officers. Many expressed sympathy for them and said they felt frontline workers have been placed in an untenable situation.

A pilot boarding the airport tram told passengers his busiest flight yesterday departed with just 50 passengers on a 220-seat aircraft, while others were even emptier.

On Tuesday, the TSA staffing shortage here was around 36% and has hovered in that range in recent days. While ICE personnel have been reassigned to assist, their presence was not evident along security lines this morning.

Among passengers, the prevailing sentiment was one of broad political frustration. Conversations in line frequently turn to general distaste for Washington, with some travelers openly calling for accountability.

“Remember to vote,” one traveler called out.

“For who?” Another chimed in, laughing.

For now, operations remain strained, with no immediate resolution in sight. The Senate may be closing in on a deal that would fund the Department of Homeland Security — except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and end the six-week partial government shutdown. Some senators expressed hope that the impasse could be resolved by the end of the week.

TSA workers are almost certain to miss their second full paycheck of the partial shutdown this Friday. After the shutdown began 39 days ago, they also received a partial paycheck with half their pay. Once the president signs legislation restoring funding, it’s likely to take about five business days before TSA workers see their paychecks restored.

Kaia Hubbard and Kathryn Krupnik contributed to this report.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-joins-tsa-lines-at-2-major-airports-to-track-wait-times/