Due to the partial government shutdown that stopped funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in mid-February, TSA agents haven't been getting paid. On Saturday, a third of TSA agents at our busiest airports didn't show up. They were at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday. According to the Port of Seattle, there hasn't been any sign that ICE will be coming to help out our local TSA agents. Plane Hits Firetruck, Pilot and Co-Pilot Die: An Air Canada regional jet crashed into a firetruck on the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Source: Washington Post March 23, 2026 16:32 UTC