Oil prices dropped after President Trump shared that Iran allowed 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as a "present" and goodwill gesture amid backchannel talks.

 

NASA's new chief unveiled an ambitious vision on Tuesday that includes a revamped roadmap for a permanent moon base. While the space agency has long had its sights set on establishing a permanent settlement on the moon for astronauts to live and work, Tuesday marked the first time NASA has revealed a timeline for such efforts. "The moon base will not appear overnight," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said, adding the agency "will invest about $20 billion over the next seven years and build it through dozens of missions." How the agency will exactly fund and execute the plan remains unclear, but the proposal underscores Isaacman's push to accelerate NASA's scientific and human spaceflight agenda.

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Hundreds of ICE agents were deployed to 14 major U.S. airports on Monday to assist with TSA operations amid a partial government shutdown causing severe staffing shortages and massive security line delays.

 

The agents, directed by border czar Tom Homan, focused on non-screening tasks like crowd control, exit monitoring, and line management to free up TSA officers, helping lines start moving more efficiently at impacted locations including Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, JFK and LaGuardia in New York, Chicago's O'Hare, and others.

 

Travelers have expressed relief as wait times improved in some areas after days of hours-long backups.