2026-03-25
11 分钟A Republican proposal offers to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security, except for $5 billion for ICE.
Plus, a new survey of CFOs has some good news for workers worried that AI will take their jobs.
Over and over, every new technology, people say, oh, it's going to destroy jobs.
And yet we have more and more jobs, like jobs have not disappeared.
So why would AI be different than pretty much every other technology that ever happened?
And the private credit meltdown is a big risk for big banks and also an opportunity.
It's Tuesday, March 24th.
I'm Alex Oselev for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
Republican senators have proposed a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without $5 billion for ICE.
The offer moves lawmakers closer to a compromise to end the six-week-long funding lapse.
The situation has deteriorated in recent days.
Unpaid TSA agents skipping work has caused long security lines at airports.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats are preparing a counteroffer that includes demands
for changes to immigration practices.
So it's unclear whether relief for travelers is coming anytime soon.
Sunday's collision between an Air Canada regional jet and an emergency truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
is the tragedy aviation authorities have sought to prevent.
Federal data shows that between 2021 and 2025, there were 26 serious near-misses on the runway.
U.S. Aviation safety has long been viewed as the global gold standard.