The shutdown is doing more than just dragging out TSA wait times
Newsy
Some airports are seeing hours-long delays, but the economic effects of missed paychecks and expensive oil could soon cause deeper disruptions to air travel.
Security lines at some of America’s busiest airports are stretching on for hours.
At Houston’s George Bush Airport, security wait times topping four hours.
Travelers were waiting more than two and a half hours at New York's JFK Airport early Tuesday morning.
But elsewhere, travelers barely noticed a difference. Baltimore’s airport touted minimal wait times.
"Staffing is strained at some particular airports more than others, but there is no clear throughline and really no understanding of whether or not one airport will see more call outs versus another," said travel expert Katy Castro.
Savannah Guthrie’s family this morning renewed a public plea for information in the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, thanking the Tucson community for support.
In a rare Saturday session, the Senate failed to adopt two amendments to the SAVE America Act, an election reform bill backed by President Trump.
Robert Mueller, the FBI director and special counsel who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81
The U.S. is sending more warships and marines to the Middle East amid the war with Iran. Three U.S. Navy warships, including the USS Boxer from San Diego.
The Senate passed a bill to end lawmakers’ ability to skip airport security lines, sending the measure to the House for consideration.
Israel vows intensified strikes on Iran as U.S. sends more forces despite talk of drawdown; tensions rise after attacks on Natanz and Diego Garcia.
A new survey shows about 55% of Americans who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025 said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.
A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful.
Taylor Frankie Paul must have no contact with and stay 100 feet away from ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen after a protective order was issued against the Utah reality television star Friday.
As the war between the United States and Iran approaches the three-week mark, President Donald Trump and Iran’s new supreme leader are projecting strength.
James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of an accident, Spanish regional police said Friday.
Clergy in Minnesota are suing ICE for access to minister to detainees at a Minneapolis holding facility, citing violations of religious freedom.
A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who contends she was wrongly held in detention for more than two weeks was released Thursday after paying a bond recently allowed by a judge.