Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Travel disruptions deepened Tuesday as senators raced to salvage an emerging proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding much of the department, including airport workers going without pay, but excluding immigration operations that have been core to the dispute.
DOC Commissioner: Corrections Officer, Female Suspect Arrested for Contraband Smuggling

SAIPAN — A corrections officer and a female suspect were arrested Tuesday evening after Department of Corrections staff, working with the Department of Public Safety, intercepted an attempt to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, tobacco, lighters, food and sodas into the DOC facility, Commissioner Anthony Torres announced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Saipan Attorney Backs Judge Camacho for Presiding Judge, Rebukes AG’s Opposition

SAIPAN — A Saipan attorney with nearly three decades of practice before the CNMI Superior Court has written to the Senate EAGI Committee in support of Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho’s nomination for Presiding Judge, while sharply criticizing Attorney General Edward Manibusan’s decision to oppose the nomination.