NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is demanding that the Transportation Security Administration reintroduce its controversial policy requiring travelers to take off their shoes before going through airport security checkpoints. Duckworth called on the TSA to immediately reverse its move to end the “shoes-off” policy, calling former Department of … Read more
A key senator is demanding the Transportation Security Administration reverse its decision to let travelers keep their shoes on their feet while passing through airport screening, a controversial policy at the center of a classified security warning — escalating pressure on the agency following months of scrutiny over airport security vulnerabilities. In a letter obtained … Read more
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a chokepoint in the federal funding standoff in Congress, and officials warned travelers not to expect lines to ease over the weekend. Source link
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A U.S. Marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said. The round was found during the screening process of checked luggage at Palm Springs International Airport on Monday, the Palm Springs Police Department said … Read more
A U.S. Marine was detained at the Palm Springs International Airport on Monday after he allegedly tried to bring a live explosive round through airport screening, according to Riverside County officials. In a news release shared on social media, Palm Springs Police Department officers said they were called to the airport, which is located at … Read more
President Donald Trump’s creative funding solution to bypass congressional gridlock might ease multi-hour airport security lines in the short-term. However, it relies on a legal rationale that is more complex and contested than the White House’s framing suggests, which analysts say erodes congressional budget powers. The president’s executive action on Friday declared the lack of … Read more
TSA workers start receiving paychecks after weeks of financial strain – CBS News Watch CBS News TSA workers across the country are starting to receive about a month’s worth of back pay after President Trump signed an executive order last week. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source link
TSA workers begin receiving paychecks after Trump order – CBS News Watch CBS News TSA employees have begun receiving some back pay amid the partial government shutdown after President Trump signed an executive order. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest. Source link
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 Monday. TSA officers were calling out absent at elevated rates Sunday, even as there were signs that part of their back pay over the 45-day … Read more