NPR News: 03-27-2026 6PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is ordering the Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget to pay TSA agents. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzlaven reports, it comes as Congress again failed to end the DHS shutdown. In the memo, President Trump says the slowdowns at airport security and low morale among TSA workers quote, constitute an emergency situation compromising the nation's security end quote. The memo states that 60,000 TSA employees are currently not being paid. Since federal agents killed two Americans in Minneapolis earlier this year, Democrats have refused to fund DHS without limits on immigration enforcement tactics. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a Senate pass bill that would fund DHS minus ice and border patrol. Johnson called the bill a joke. Danielle Kurtzlaven NPR news the White House. The U.S. says about one-third of Iran's missile arsenal has been destroyed. As NPR's Greg Meyer reports, the U.S. has focused heavily on eliminating missiles.

1:02President Trump and the Pentagon have reported major progress in destroying Iran's missiles, but haven't released specific figures. An American official, who's not authorized to speak publicly, told NPR that the U.S. has only been able to confirm the elimination of around one-third of Iran's missile capabilities. The missile program consists of multiple elements, factories that make the weapons, launchers that fire them, and the missiles themselves. Overall, Iranian missile attacks have dropped dramatically since the early days of the war. Still, missiles, along with drones, remain Iran's most effective weapons. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington. Stocks dropped again today, ending another volatile week on Wall Street as NPR's Maria Aspen reports that Dow slid 793 points or nearly one in three-quarters of a percent. The S&P 500 fell more than one and a half percent. President Trump's latest efforts to pause the war in Iran didn't appear to reassure investors. Oil prices continued rising, stoking more fears of a prolonged energy crisis.

2:08And a closely watched volatility index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, headed higher, indicating that investors are bracing for even more turmoil. The Dow's sell-off means it's joined the tech-heavy Nasdaq in what's known as a correction, meaning they're each down at least 10 percent from recent highs. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 has closed in the red for five consecutive weeks. That's the worst losing streak in almost four years. Maria Aspen and PR News, New York. Authorities say golfer Tiger Woods has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after a car crash today. Sheriff of Martin County, Florida says a breathalyzer test showed Woods wasn't drinking, but he was charged after refusing a urine test. The crash occurred not far from where Woods lives on Jupiter Island, Florida, and this is at least the third time Woods has been involved in a car crash. This is NPR News. Florida Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Sheriffless McCormick is maintaining her innocence following the House Ethics Committee's finding that she violated House rules.

3:09It could add weight to Republicans' push to expel her from Congress. She's accused of receiving millions of dollars from her family's health care business. Following Florida's overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds, she denies wrongdoing. The Arctic has set a new record for sea ice this winter. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports there is less sea ice than ever. A huge swath of the Arctic Ocean freezes in the winter each year. Last year, there was less ice than ever recorded, going back to 1979. It's according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. And this year has set a new record again, with even less ice than last year, by a slim margin, according to newly released data. Sea ice is disappearing in the Arctic because humans are warming up the planet by burning oil, gas, and coal. Sea ice loss affects weather around the world. It also leaves coastal communities in the Arctic more vulnerable to storms, which in recent

4:11years has caused catastrophic flooding in parts of Alaska. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News. Quarterback Tom Brady says he's thought about returning to the NFL in an interview with CNBC, the 48-year-old says the NFL wasn't too receptive, and he's also very happily retired. Brady first retired in 2022, returned after 40 days, played one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and retired again in 2023. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a Prime Membership, or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.