TSA workers hit by government shutdown
Transportation Security Administration workers will receive only a portion of their next paycheck, according to a union official representing TSA workers.
Transportation Security Administration workers will receive only a portion of their next paycheck, according to a union official representing TSA workers.
The Department of Homeland Security has abruptly reversed a decision to temporarily suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck and Global Entry programs due to what the agency described as a lapse in funding.
The Republican-led House on Tuesday voted to pass the government funding package to end the partial shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to carry out President Donald Trump’s “play call” for funding the government will be put to the test on Tuesday as the House holds a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown.
The partial government shutdown is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.
Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
Senate Democrats on Thursday voted unanimously to block a package of six funding bills that would fund large portions of the government through the end of September — meaning a partial government shutdown could still happen in the coming days.
The turbulence caused by the longest U.S. government shutdown may still be fresh on the minds of travelers this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease the jitters.
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
House lawmakers will make a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital on Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to potentially put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.