TSA agents brace for staff shortages as shutdown leaves workers without pay

Heavy snow warning as up to 30 inches to strike: 'Stay indoors' 'SNL' mocks Trump over rising gas prices in cold open New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat ...

TSA wait times are all over the map during shutdown

For travelers, the best thing to do for now is to leave extra time at the airport and check your airport's website and social media for the most up-to-date information about wait times, since the TSA ...

John Cornyn and Greg Casar clash over DHS funding at Austin airport

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) got into a heated exchange with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Monday outside an airport in Austin, where the two traded blame for a partial government shutdown that has left ...

Major airline CEOs come together to plead for deal on DHS funding

Ten executives of major U.S. airlines are asking Congress to agree on a deal to end the funding stalemate directly affecting the Department of Homeland Security, which pays airport security staff. The ...

Another Checkmate move

Checkmate Government Relations has hired Rep. Richard Hudson’s chief of staff to be the first leader of the fast-growing firm’s congressional lobbying practice.