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The empty corridor outside the chamber is seen after the Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on workers, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2026. The deal collapsed when conservatives in the House refused to accept the Senate version of the bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the U.S. Congress serves the financial interests of itself through insider trading.
