Politics Mar 27 WATCH: Johnson rejects Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate as a 'joke' By Associated Press
Politics Mar 27 WATCH LIVE: House Republicans reject Senate bill to reopen Department of Homeland Security President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 26 WATCH: Senate passes deal to fund TSA, DHS President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left… By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Mar 25 Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says air travelers are experiencing the highest airport wait times ever under her agency. By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Mar 25 WATCH: TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA leaders testify on effects of partial government shutdown During a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing Wednesday, acting TSA leader Nguyen McNeill said that more than 480 transportation security officers have now quit amid the ongoing shutdown. By Associated Press
Mar 24 WATCH: Truck in plane collision at LaGuardia lacked transponder to trigger warning system, NTSB says By Michael R. Sisak, Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, federal investigators said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Markwayne Mullin sworn in as new homeland security secretary amid shutdown By Associated Press After Mullin was sworn in by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump punted on questions regarding an emerging DHS funding deal. Continue reading
Mar 23 Federal immigration agents deployed to Atlanta airport during partial shutdown By Emilie Megnien, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Homeland Security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Senate fails to advance measure for DHS funding to end shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country's biggest airports. Continue reading
Mar 11 As another shutdown affects travelers, is privatizing TSA screenings a solution? By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a possible indicator of more widespread travel problems as the latest government shutdown drags on. Continue reading