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TSA employees receive back pay after Trump’s executive order

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TSA employees receive back pay after Trump’s executive order Airport wait times appear to be shorter as workers received back pay for two whole paychecks Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Chris Stein in Washington Tue 31 Mar 2026 07.53 AEDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its employees back pay on Monday, after Donald Trump signed an order for them to be paid even as a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security drags on, with no end in sight.

The paychecks appear to have relieved severe congestion at airport TSA checkpoints, which resulted in hours-long lines at several major air hubs over the past two weeks but brought Congress no closer to resolving the standoff over the the DHS’s budget. “Most TSA employees received a retroactive paycheck today that included at least two full paychecks,” said Lauren Bis, the acting assistant secretary of public affairs at the DHS. She noted the agency was “working aggressively” to send a third half-paycheck that employees are owed. US reopens embassy in Venezuela in significant thawing of relations Read more “TSA officers are grateful to President Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin for their leadership to put money back into the pockets of TSA employees who worked without pay during the ongoing Democrat DHS shutdown. Working without pay forced more than 500 officers to leave TSA and thousands were forced to call out,” she said.

Source: TSA employees receive back pay after Trump’s executive order | Trump administration | The Guardian

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Tom Homan says ICE will keep assisting TSA “until the airports feel like they are 100%”

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Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, said Sunday that although President Trump signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue to assist “until the airports feel like they are 100%.”  “Look, we’re going to continue a nice presence there, and until the airports feel like they’re 100%, you know, in a posture where they can do no normal operations,” Homan said Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”  Congress has yet to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for more than 40 days. Early Friday morning, the Senate passed a bill to fund DHS that did not include money for ICE and other immigration removal. The House rejected that bill and instead passed its own version, which would extend funding for the entire department, including ICE, for 60 days. The dueling bills leave the shutdown without an end in sight. 

Source: Tom Homan says ICE will keep assisting TSA “until the airports feel like they are 100%” – CBS News

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BEST OF THE BEST: ICE Officer Saves One-Year-Old Child’s Life at JFK Airport

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On March 25, 2026, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent helping to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York jumped into action to help save the life of a one-year-old child experiencing a medical emergency.

Source: BEST OF THE BEST: ICE Officer Saves One-Year-Old Child’s Life at JFK Airport | Homeland Security

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Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: “This is insane”

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Travelers at a Houston airport voiced shock and disbelief over seemingly endless TSA security lines caused by a severe staffing shortage.  “This is insane,” one traveler said. “This is the first time I’ve experienced something like this in my entire life,” said another. The line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport snaked underground, across terminals and even outside as 36% of TSA officers there called out of work amid a partial government shutdown that has frozen their paychecks.

Source: Shock and disbelief at Houston airport as 36% of TSA officers call out of work: “This is insane” – CBS News

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More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

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TSA employees have been working without pay during a partial shutdown of DHS over demands to reform immigration enforcement.

Source: More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began

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Trump Threatens To Deploy ICE To Airports If Democrats Won’t Fund DHS

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PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to move Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents “to the airports” unless Democrats quickly come to an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security.The president spoke up in a Truth Social post Saturday morning in Palm Beach, where he spent the morning golfing. His threat comes as more than 300 TSA officers have quit their jobs, according to CBS News, and while TSA officers have begun calling out at increasing rates, causing long security lines across the nation.“If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before,” vowed Trump.

Source: Trump Threatens To Deploy ICE To Airports If Democrats Won’t Fund DHS

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Elon Musk Offers To Pay TSA Salaries As DHS Shutdown Drags On

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Elon Musk recently offered to personally cover the salaries of TSA agents as a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown stretches into its second month, leaving tens of thousands of federal workers without pay.“I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk wrote Saturday on X.The proposal comes as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for DHS, which oversees the TSA.

While most of the federal government has been funded, DHS has been left out of a broader agreement, triggering a prolonged lapse that is now rippling across the country’s airports.The shutdown has left TSA officers, who are classified as essential employees, working without pay, a situation that has translated into staffing shortages and mounting delays.At major hubs including Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, security wait times have reportedly stretched beyond three hours. Footage out of Philadelphia showed hundreds of passengers backed up through escalators and checkpoints in the early morning hours.

Source: Elon Musk Offers To Pay TSA Salaries As DHS Shutdown Drags On

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TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines

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TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston’s Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.

Source: TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines – CBS News

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Organic formula brand issues recall after 3 babies diagnosed with infant botulism

An organic baby formula is being voluntarily recalled after three infants who were fed the product were hospitalized with infant botulism, according to a notice from the Food and Drug Administration.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that all three babies had consumed Nara Organics Powdered Infant Formula, which is sold at Target…

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Illinois leading U.S. in tornadoes with 140 so far in 2026

Thursday night’s tornado outbreak in the Chicago area continues a concerning trend of increasing tornado frequency in the Upper Midwest. With 140 tornadoes so far this year, Illinois leads the nation in tornado count for the third of the last four years. In a distant second place is Mississippi with 82 tornadoes this year, and…

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National Weather Service confirms multiple tornadoes with Streator, Merrillville among hardest hit areas

Residents across Illinois and Indiana are cleaning up from severe damage after destructive tornadoes and severe storms hit on Thursday night.  As of Friday evening, the National Weather Service has confirmed at least seven tornado touchdowns on June 11, including an EF-3 tornado in Kouts, Indiana, an EF-3 tornado in Streator, Illinois, an EF-2 tornado in Merrillville, Indiana,…

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Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX’s IPO

Elon Musk has become the first person to cross the trillionaire threshold, at least on paper, after SpaceX priced its blockbuster initial public offering at $135 a share and its stock soared in its stock market debut. Before the IPO, Musk was worth an estimated $813 billion, a fortune more than twice as large as the planet’s…

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San Francisco museum exhibit highlights lowrider culture, draws in car enthusiasts

Lowrider culture took center stage at San Francisco’s de Young Museum as community members gathered to celebrate the cultural movement’s contributions to the Bay Area alongside artist Rose B. Simpson’s ongoing exhibition, “LEXICON.” The event drew car enthusiasts from across the region, including Peruvian American lowrider owner John Ugaz, a member of the car club…

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Trump says U.S. killed Tren de Aragua leader in airstrike in Venezuela

The U.S. military has killed the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday. The president said on Truth Social that U.S. Southern Command carried out a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” to “successfully execute” Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero. The mission was “closely coordinated” with the…

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Severe thunderstorm knocks down trees, power lines in Annapolis

A single severe thunderstorm moved through central Anne Arundel County during the 8 o’clock hour Friday evening.  Winds were measured at greater than 60 MPH in and around Parole, into west Annapolis. Trees and power lines were knocked down by severe straight-line winds.  Bud Zapata, Annapolis Fire Department Captain and Public Information Officer, said that…

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San Francisco Zoo welcomes first penguin chicks in three years

The San Francisco Zoo recently welcomed three Magellanic penguin chicks, the first successful hatching of these South American birds at the zoo in three years. The zoo said in a press release on Friday that the three chicks were hatched nearly four weeks ago, and zookeepers attribute their long-awaited success to the decision to incubate…

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Longleat keepers ‘excited’ to care for trio of maned wolves

Keepers at a safari park say they are excited to care for a trio of maned wolves. The new additions at Longleat Estate, Wiltshire, are the first of their species to live at the park. Maned wolves, despite their name, are not wolves and are similar to foxes in appearance and are omnivores – primarily…

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