They took on extra jobs, hit the food banks, begged their families for money, and even sold their blood to pay their bills. Now, after working without pay for a month, an ever-increasing number of Transportation Security Administration workers have been calling out of work even though they are legally required to continue manning airport … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats and blamed them for the lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. This comes as the Senate approved most funding for DHS, and as the House now has to weigh how to act on the matter. CBS News’ Taurean Small reports. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting in line for three to four hours. While travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport expressed disdain … Read more
The Senate voted overnight to pass most Department of Homeland Security funding that could end the TSA line chaos at U.S. airports. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the matter soon. CBS News’ Jarred Hill reports, and Semafor’s Nicholas Wu has more insight. Source link
It’s been more than a month since TSA workers received a full paycheck due to the partial government shutdown. TSA officer Angela Grana, Colorado regional vice president for AFGE Local 1127, joins “The Takeout” to discuss what it’s been like to work without pay. Source link
TSA officers selling plasma to make ends meet as travelers miss flights – CBS News Watch CBS News Over 40 days into the partial government shutdown, nearly 500 TSA officers have quit. Jason Allen reports. Source link
DHS funding talks stall as airport chaos worsens Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the ongoing partial government shutdown as DHS remains without funding. Democrats continue to push for ICE reform as airports lose more workers. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate was again unable to … Read more
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to address airport disruptions, announcing the move in a Truth Social post Thursday that framed the situation as a national emergency. “Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will sign an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who have gone without paychecks during the funding lapse at Department of Homeland Security. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would instruct newly sworn-in Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “immediately pay our TSA Agents … Read more