Politics Apr 02 Republicans in Congress announce plan to end DHS shutdown, but political battle continues By Amna Nawaz, Leila Jackson
Politics Apr 01 Republican leaders in Congress say they'll pursue a path to ending the partial shutdown The plan represents a return to what Republican senators had in mind when, early Friday, they passed a bipartisan funding agreement through unanimous consent. By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Politics Mar 30 Watch 6:26 TSA workers finally paid after 44 days, but challenges continue After 44 days of working without pay, TSA workers are finally receiving back pay. But many say damage has already been done, and some are still calling out sick or struggling to catch up on bills. William Brangham discussed more… By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz
Nation Mar 30 Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but DHS shutdown continues Weary travelers hope the overdue paychecks will end the hours-long waits in security at several major U.S. airports. By Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press
Nation Mar 29 TSA pay may arrive, but airport delays could continue and ICE agents may remain Even after President Donald Trump ordered emergency pay for TSA agents to ease long security lines, major U.S. airports on Sunday were still urging travelers to arrive hours early. By John Raby, Matt Sedensky, Rio Yamat, Associated Press
Mar 27 Watch 5:51 What's next after House Republicans reject Senate deal to end DHS shutdown By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura It's been a dramatic day in the halls of Congress. Early Friday, the Senate unanimously passed a plan to end the shutdown for most of the Department of Homeland Security. But within hours, Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it because it… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 3:42 Where talks to fund DHS stand as shutdown reaches 40 days By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson With the Department of Homeland Security shutdown now at 40 days, TSA checkpoints are strained and workers face another missed paycheck. On Capitol Hill, we have started to see some action, but still no deal. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Mar 25 Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says air travelers are experiencing the highest airport wait times ever under her agency. Continue reading
Mar 24 Why do ICE agents get paid during the partial government shutdown, but not TSA? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact With negotiations dragging, hundreds of TSA agents have quit during the partial shutdown and thousands of others have called out of work. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:14 ICE agents deploy to major U.S. airports as TSA faces shutdown shortages By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson The Trump administration deployed ICE agents to more than a dozen airports to assist the understaffed TSA. To discuss more, Stephanie Sy spoke with John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE director under President Obama. Continue watching