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View Online  SUNDAY SHOWS SUNDAY SHOWS Rutte asks for Trump's 'understanding' on NATO countries' hesitancy on supporting Iran war BY MAX REGO © Greg Nash NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Sunday asked for President Trump's "understanding" amid his frustrations with allied countries expressing hesitancy to provide support to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.    "I understand the president's frustration that it takes some time, but again, I also ask for some understanding, because nations had to prepare for this, not knowing and for good reasons about the initial attack on Iran, but now coming together to make sure that we can be able to secure the Strait of Hormuz," Rutte told host Margaret Brennan on CBS's "Face the Nation." Read the full story here Senate Republican says there's 'no end in sight' for partial shutdown BY ASHLEIGH FIELDS Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) on Sunday said there was "no end in sight" for the partial government shutdown that has shuttered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 36 days.   "Let's not play games with the security of our homeland. But we don't have that. So, President Trump is being forced to do something to reduce those airports. Again, it's just unconscionable what Democrats are doing. But because the media is on their side, they're not holding them accountable," Johnson said during an appearance on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday." Read the full story here  TSA lines 'going to get much worse,' Duffy says BY SOPHIA VENTO Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports is likely to get "much worse," as the partial government shutdown continues. "I think you're going to see more TSA agents, as we come to Thursday, Friday, Saturday of next week, they're going to quit or they're not going to show up," Duffy told ABC's Jonathan Karl on Sunday's "This Week," noting officers are likely to miss their second paycheck this week. Read the full story here Homan: ICE officers will not assist with airport security operations amid TSA staffing shortage BY MAX REGO White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will not be directly involved in security measures at airports, a day before agency officials will begin assisting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees.  "Wherever we can provide extra security, I don't see an ICE agent looking at an X-ray machine, because we're not trained in that," Homan told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here Cuban foreign minister: Military preparing for 'possibility' of aggression amid Trump threats BY ASHLEIGH FIELDS Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío on Sunday said the country's military is preparing for the "possibility" of aggression from the Trump administration.    "Our military is always prepared. And in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression. We, we would be naive if, looking at what's happening around the world, we would not do that," Cossío said during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." Read the full story here  Jeffries: ICE officers assisting at airports is 'last thing' Americans need BY MAX REGO House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration's plan to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports starting Monday. "The last thing that the American people need are for untrained ICE agents to be deployed at airports all across the country, potentially to brutalize or in some instances kill them," Jeffries told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here Tillis rips Trump's NATO criticism: US lives would 'be lost great numbers without' alliance BY SOPHIA VENTO Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump's threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, amid escalating tensions over the conflict in the Middle East. "The president of the United States cannot withdraw from NATO," Tillis told ABC's Jonathan Karl in a Sunday interview on "This Week." "Now, having said that, the president can poison the well." Read the full story here Israeli ambassador to US: 'We need boots on the ground, but they have got to be Iranian boots' BY MAX REGO Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that the Iranian people must mobilize to overthrow the Islamic Republic regime. "I think that we need boots on the ground, but they have got to be Iranian boots, and I think they're coming," Leiter told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here Kiley: ICE officers at airports 'not ideal' solution to long TSA wait times BY MAX REGO Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) said Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers assisting at airports amid lengthy security wait times is "not ideal." "Anything we can do to make travel a little more seamless right now, I think is fine. But that is a very temporary and not ideal solution," Kiley told host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here Someone forward you this email? 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