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It was unclear whether having agents helping with screening passengers would improve wait times. Some travelers expressed worries.

The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the war in Iran.

Lines were long at airports nationwide Tuesday amid T.S.A. staffing shortages, but passengers at Bush Intercontinental Airport waited more than four hours to pass through checkpoints.

The injured students were taken to local hospitals after the crash, which the authorities said did not appear to be intentional.

Parties normally hold conventions every four years to nominate presidential candidates, but Republicans hope to hold one this year in the face of midterm headwinds.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.

In choosing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has warm relationships across the Capitol and the political aisle, President Trump was reverting to a bygone tradition.

The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.