The Trump administration is considering whether to privatize the Transportation Security Administration as a partial federal government shutdown continues to affect TSA employee pay and airport screening wait times. The idea is being discussed as travelers report longer lines and staffing concerns at airports nationwide. NewsNation’s Alicia Nieves reports on "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Many TSA workers have reported that they got their checks for their two missed pay periods since the partial government shutdown started, however some major airports are still seeing long wait times at TSA checkpoints. NewsNation's Nancy Loo has the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Spring break travel has hit a major roadblock at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. As the partial government shutdown continues, travelers are facing “insane” security lines, with some being advised to arrive as early as 2:00 AM to make their flights. NEWSMAX National Correspondent Alana Austin has more.
As T.S.A. staff shortages continued on Friday, some airports saw interminably long wait times, while others barely had a wait at all, adding to travelers’ confusion.
Travelers are facing security lines stretching for hours, with DHS calling them the longest wait times on record. The delays come as thousands of TSA officers continue to miss work, and those who do show up are facing the wrath of upset travelers, with assaults on TSA workers up 500% since the partial shutdown began, according to Ha Nguyen McNeill, the acting TSA administrator. NewsNation's Nancy Loo joins "NewsNation Live" with the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
More than 450 TSA agents have quit in the nearly six weeks since the partial government shutdown began, resulting in the "highest wait times in history," a top Department of Homeland Security official told a House committee Wednesday. Why it matters: The resignations represent a small fraction of the 50,000 or so TSA agents who screen passengers, but the departures — combined with workers' absences — are fueling security line delays nationwide. - At New York's JFK International Airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, Houston's George Bush International and New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International, more than one-third of the staff has been absent, according to DHS. - Overall, 11.7% of TSA's agents were absent Sunday,…
U.S. — Chick-fil-A employees began taking over TSA duties at the beginning of the week, and airline passengers noted that wait times were eliminated almost immediately.
