NEWSNATIONNOW (Marcus Espinoza) - As airport chaos continues, TSA workers could see some relief
The Department of Homeland Security says airport security workers, who have gone weeks without pay, could see paychecks as early as Monday.
The Department of Homeland Security says airport security workers, who have gone weeks without pay, could see paychecks as early as Monday.
Despite the temporary stopgap passed by the House to fund the DHS, airports across the country are still dealing with the chaos of long lines due to the shortage of TSA agents. Furthering the difficulty is travel for spring break has just begun. NewsNation’s Lia Lando has the latest. #TSA #airports #DHS "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
President Donald Trump is considering deploying the National Guard to U.S. airports to help ease mounting congestion during a partial government shutdown. NewsNation's Brooke Shafer reports the latest developments.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) proposed the legislation on the Senate floor Thursday night to force Democratic colleagues to have to wait in the same long security lines as the rest of the flying public.
"This is gonna look like child's play, what's happening right now," Duffy said on Thursday.
NewsNation’s Lia Lando joins “NewsNation Prime” to discuss the growing challenges at airports across the country as DHS funding remains frozen, leaving TSA agents without pay and contributing to significant delays. #TSA #airports #DHS "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The program was suspended for more than two weeks while personnel were reassigned to process arriving passengers.