TSA absences still high at some airports, even as workers begin to get back pay

The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing…

CBS News joins TSA lines at 2 major airports to track wait times

CBS News joins TSA lines at 2 major airports to track wait times – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News correspondents Skyler Henry and Nicole Sganga stood in line…

Rep. Nick LaLota on DHS stalemate: "Funding the whole darn thing is the right way to move forward"

Rep. Nick LaLota on DHS stalemate: “Funding the whole darn thing is the right way to move forward” – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS…

TSA wait times up to 6 hours as ICE, other agents deployed to 14 airports

The Trump administration deployed ICE and other Homeland Security agents to 14 of the nation’s airports on Monday to help shuttle passengers through overcrowded TSA checkpoints. In one airport, the…

Over a third of TSA officers call out at 3 major U.S. airports in single day

More than 40% of TSA officers called out of work on Tuesday at the airport in Houston — one of three major airports in the U.S. where over a third…

Travelers face long lines at airports after TSA workers miss full paycheck

Travelers continue to face long lines at airports across the U.S. due to the partial government shutdown affecting TSA agents.  Congress is deadlocked over Democrats’ demands for immigration changes, and…

Trump thanks TSA agents working with no pay amid government shutdown

President Trump thanked TSA agents for going to work but “not being paid” amid an ongoing partial government shutdown, which has seen agents quitting and absences doubling.  Mr. Trump blamed…

TSA absences at airports double during shutdown, 300 officers quit

Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the…

DHS government shutdown is underway. Here are the services affected.

Washington — The Department of Homeland Security remains officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its…

TSA will start charging travelers without a Real ID $45 in February

U.S. air travelers who haven’t upgraded to a Real ID can still fly without one, but starting Feb. 1 they’ll be charged a $45 fee, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. Flyers…

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