Long security lines at U.S. airports
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The Department of Homeland Security blamed Democrats for long TSA security lines amid the funding lapse, calling for them to fund the department.
Spring break plans were shattered over the weekend as TSA lines stretched into parking lots at several airports across the country, with GOP officials blaming Democrats in scathing attacks
Sen. Chuck Grassley said the dispute partly at the center of the dispute between DHS and its inspector general concerns undercover testing of TSA screening procedures.
Noem was front and center as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), part of the Homeland Security Department (DHS), made a series of changes to airport screening checkpoints aimed at speeding up throughput and lowering travelers’ stress.
With the busy spring break travel season looming, travel and aviation industry leaders urged Congress to end the stalemate over DHS funding before workers at TSA and ports miss a full paycheck.
The Senate failed to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid scrutiny of ICE and CBP tactics. Here's what that means.
The hourslong security lines at a handful of U.S. airports this week highlight the potential problems when a government shutdown coincides with the busy spring break travel season