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Travelers walk with their luggage past TSA agents at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening

A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors.
 
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FILE -The badge and TSA logo patch are seen on the uniform of a Transportation Security Administration employee at one of the security checkpoints inside Lambert- St. Louis International Airport Oct. 7, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency

 
Pavel Talankin, winner of the award for documentary feature film for "Mr. Nobody against Putin," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

An Oscar is lost, then found, after director forced to check it on a flight out of JFK

 
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The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

 
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People walk through Union Station on March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow, File)

Correspondents dinner shooter case raises concerns about train security

 
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White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’

The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and national security concerns.

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Atlanta airport travelers voice frustration and urgency over possible fix to pay TSA agents

Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House takes step toward funding Homeland Security as White House warns money will ‘soon run out’

 
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FILE -The badge and TSA logo patch are seen on the uniform of a Transportation Security Administration employee at one of the security checkpoints inside Lambert- St. Louis International Airport Oct. 7, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

A US Marine is detained after TSA finds a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked bag

 
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Stained-glass windows cast colorful shadows on the floor as travelers walk through LaGuardia Airport in New York, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Airport bottlenecks ease as TSA workers get paid, but shutdown continues

 
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Travelers wait in long security checkpoint lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

TSA pay may be coming, but airport delays could persist and ICE agents may not leave soon

 
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A TSA agent works at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Bills to pay FAA and TSA workers during shutdowns get introduced but keep stalling in Congress

 
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A federal officer, stands at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

 
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A TSA agent checks a passenger's ticket and boarding pass at Ohare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Closing some US airports due to TSA staffing would have big consequences, experts say

 
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Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Trump says he’ll sign order to pay TSA agents as Senate works into the night on funding deal

 
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Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston airport has become a symbol for the shutdown’s impacts on air travel

 
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Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

 
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Federal immigration agents walk through Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump’s direction, while long wait times at airports persist

 
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

 
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People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners

 
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A traveler walks past a gift card donation box for Transportation Security Administration officers at Denver International Airport on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags

 
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A TSA staff member at a check point at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers

 
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Air travelers endure long lines and two-hour wait times at the TSA security check point at Terminal E at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday, March 20, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines

 
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Passengers are directed through a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows

 
A Homeland Security vehicle is parked outside the Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse during a trial for nine people connected to a 2025 shooting outside an ICE detention facility, in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Lawmakers struggle to make headway on Homeland Security funding

 
Airline passengers wait in long lines to get through the TSA security screening at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

How to monitor airport security lines at US airports while TSA officers go without pay

 
Jamie Sims left, and Carlos Serna, right, try to get some rest as they wait for their cancelled flight to El Paso, texas to be rescheduled at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

 
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A man sleeps in the baggage claim area of Ronald Reagan National Airport, in Arlington, Va., Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

 
A TSA agent wears a U.S. Department of Homeland Security patch on their uniform at Love Field Airport, in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security and pay airport workers

 
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A Covenant Aviation Security Private Security Services patch is shown on an agent at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution

 
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Airline passengers wait in long lines outside the terminal to get through the TSA security screening at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Long airport lines highlight concerns about unpaid security officers in the shutdown

 
People walk through TSA PreCheck at Dallas Love Field on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jamie Stengle)

Department of Homeland Security suspends Global Entry as the partial government shutdown drags on

 
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Travelers wait at a TSA security checkpoint at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Nov. 30, 2025, in Romulus, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

 
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A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility in Washington, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown

 
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Travelers walk past a Real ID sign posted inside terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

No REAL ID yet? You can still fly, but it may cost $45 without another form of accepted ID

 
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter calls TSA ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down

 
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill)

TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners

 
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