Travelers frustrated by long security lines may not see immediate relief, even as Transportation Security Administration officers begin receiving pay again on Monday after working without wages for more than a month during the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal officials to ensure …
Read More »Body found in Colombia amid search for missing U.S. flight attendant
Colombian officials discovered a body Friday amid the search for a U.S. flight attendant who went missing in the country last weekend. Medellin Mayor Federico Gutiérrez announced the discovery in a post on X, saying that “a lifeless body has just been found between the municipality of Jericó and Puente …
Read More »House Republicans rebel against Senate-passed DHS bill, eye separate funding vote
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans on a conference call Friday that he plans to hold a vote on a bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days, according to a source on the call. Johnson’s comments signal that the House has …
Read More »Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end weeks-long shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations. Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m by voice vote following a marathon session, hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would sign an order …
Read More »What we know about Air Canada pilots killed, how it unfolded and latest from investigation
There were two controllers in the tower Homendy said there were two people working in the tower cabin at the time of the crash: a local controller and the controller in charge. The local controller manages active runways and the immediate airspace surrounding the airport, she said. The controller in …
Read More »Republicans tout a deal to end DHS shutdown and airport delays
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are buzzing with optimism that they’ve found a viable path to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, four sources familiar with negotiations between the White House and Congress told NBC News. Republicans believe the framework could gain the support of President Donald Trump and secure enough …
Read More »ICE agents are in these 13 airports assisting TSA as DHS shutdown drags on
Travelers in America’s overstressed airports on Monday spotted Department of Homeland Security personnel, including ICE agents, who have been tasked with assisting Transportation Security Administration workers as they entered another week without pay due to a partial government shutdown. NBC News confirmed that ICE and DHS officers and agents were …
Read More »Bipartisan talks to end Homeland Security standoff get serious as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON — Top Republicans and Democrats trying to end the monthlong Department of Homeland Security shutdown huddled with White House border czar Tom Homan in the Capitol on Thursday. The in-person talks come as Senate Majority Leader John Thune threatened to nix the upcoming two-week Easter recess unless negotiators can …
Read More »Travel woes mount for Philadelphia flyers as TSA closes more security checkpoints
Philadelphia International Airport announced it was temporarily closing two more Transportation Security Administration checkpoints starting Wednesday due to ongoing TSA staffing shortages. This is the latest major American airport to cut back on security checkpoints as TSA workers, who missed their first full paycheck over the weekend due to the …
Read More »Flying in America is about to get more expensive and less fun
Major airlines and millions of travelers across the United States face a rare convergence of challenges this spring that together are making it both costlier and less convenient to fly. The Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown has created staffing shortages at domestic airport security checkpoints. Meanwhile, the Iran war …
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