Philadelphia airport closes half of its TSA checkpoints as shutdown continues

US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown

<p>TSA employees have been working in US airports without pay since the partial shutdown began in February</p><p>A rising number of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news">US</a> airports are asking for donations to support employees affected by the partial government shutdown with airport security officials missing their first full paychecks Friday.</p><p>Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees have been working in airports around the US without pay since a shutdown began in February after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. Democrats have since refused to support a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the TSA’s parent agency, without first receiving guaranteed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">immigration enforcement</a> reforms.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/tsa-workers-pay-shutdown">Continue reading...</a>

TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees

Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxNaTJUZ2c1b212a21qMW1reW5XUjVBOVVTcjJ5VS04RG9kMVZSTnBSRVV6X1dTbzRiVXYzM1lFbFF0amJCWXlxSHVTbXN6cmpJWjdEZlh1NzhqTVVFTGZwU292T3BNV240eW5XTzdBZVRvZndObGhXUDFNUFRCYXBlSUhwNjJ0aXJGUXkxQUR6UkRsVWprN3h6YnZ1RVVvWmhydElqR0NwbXk?oc=5" target="_blank">Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

TSA temporarily closes Terminal C security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport - 6abc Philadelphia

"We're making people hurt": Democrats adopt new tactic to win DHS shutdown fight

<p>House Democrats are launching a Hail Mary push to effectively end the Department of Homeland Security's <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/03/11/dhs-shutdown-funding-deal-katie-britt-alabama" target="_blank">now month-long shutdown</a> by funding all of its sub-agencies except ICE and Customs and Border Protection.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Democrats are feeling the heat as <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/12/tsa-dhs-shutdown-airports-donations" target="_blank">federal workers miss paychecks</a> and DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/03/17/spring-break-under-siege-democrats-reckless-dhs-shutdown-forcing-tsa-officers-work" target="_blank">warns of airport closures</a>. They hope their planned discharge petition will, at the very least, deflect blame onto Republicans.</p><hr><ul><li>Many lawmakers also question whether keeping the agency shut down is meaningfully incentivizing the White House to negotiate in good faith on immigration enf...

Severe weather, TSA staffing shortage wreak havoc on travel

Roughly 9,000 flights were canceled and 25,000 delayed since Sunday as a winter storm slammed parts of the U.S. It comes amid a TSA staffing shortage, as employees work without pay through the partial government shutdown. Kris Van Cleave reports.