US Airport Security Queues Shorten as TSA Workers Receive Backpay Amid Shutdown
Long waiting times at security checkpoints in many US airports have significantly shortened after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees resumed receiving their salaries, with congestion easing despite the ongoing DHS shutdown.
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Airport congestion eases as TSA workers receive backpay but record DHS shutdown drags on – US politics live
Union boss says workers have received some, but not all, of their pay Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Security lines have eased at airports, clearing the worst of the bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown. Allegations swirl that a broker for Pete Hegseth inquired into an investment in key defense compani...
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Read full article →After weeks of huge lines, TSA waits at America's busiest airport have plummeted from 4 hours to 5 minutes
Lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport last Wednesday. Wait times dropped to just a few minutes early Tuesday. Megan Varner/Getty Images Wait times have dropped sharply at several US airports since TSA agents started receiving paychecks. Atlanta previously faced lines up to four hours, but these were down to a few minutes on Tuesday. Baltimore airport on Monday said it was seeing a "return to normal." It looks like the worst of the airport chaos is coming to an end. Wait ...
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