The Hound | Mar. 25

Hi there,

It’s Wednesday. The Supreme Court appears likely to side with the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers whenever officials deem the border too overburdened. Minnesota officials filed suit against the Trump administration, demanding access to evidence to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers in the state, which include the executions of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. And Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) laid blame of the long TSA lines on Donald Trump, saying he shot down a funding deal and said Trump told Senate Republicans, “no deals with Democrats.”

The nationwide TSA nightmare—hours-long lines, missed flights, and overwhelmed airport staff—is not an accident. It is the direct result of decisions made by Donald Trump and his administration, including chronic understaffing, policy mismanagement, and a failure to prioritize basic transportation security infrastructure. When airport systems begin to break down at this scale, responsibility lies at the top. Even when lawmakers acknowledge Trump’s role, that context is often buried beneath human-interest angles or consumer advice. This kind of coverage obscures accountability and allows leadership failures to go unexamined.

🖊️ Add your name to call on major news organizations to clearly and consistently identify Donald Trump’s role in creating the TSA crisis—connecting policy decisions to real-world consequences for travelers.

The public deserves reporting that names who is responsible and explains how these failures happened. Accountability starts with telling the truth.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Republican Senator Says Trump to Blame for TSA Nightmare (The New Republic)

US supreme court appears sympathetic to Trump administration in asylum case (The Guardian)

Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good (AP News)

Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project (The American Prospect)

Palantir Will No Longer Profit Off of New Yorkers’ Health Data (The Intercept)

Trump Says He Made Memphis Safer. Locals Told Me It Felt Like 1930s Germany or North Korea. (Mother Jones)

Aid vessel arrives in Cuba's as economic and energy crises deepen (PBS)

In an Ohio Apple Grove, Researchers Race to Save Rare Varieties (Civil Eats)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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