TSA paychecks ease airport lines, but funding is still unresolved
TL;DR
Trump directed that TSA agents be paid during the Homeland Security shutdown, with back pay covered by funds linked to last year’s reconciliation package. The move temporarily eases long security lines, but its legality is unclear and it doesn’t fix the underlying funding problem, which will require Congress to provide continuing DHS funding (risking another lapse).
- How Trump is paying TSA, briefly explained Vox
- TSA Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks After Trump Signs Executive Order The New York Times
- This, of Trump's 252 executive orders, makes some sense | Editorial The Seattle Times
- Airport wait times plummet from hours to minutes as TSA workers start getting back pay CNN
- Major US airports return to normal as TSA workers get paid Reuters
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