Ralph Nader had his hummus confiscated at the airport and is not happy with the TSA. TSA Confiscates Ralph Nader’s Hummus And Proves The Liquid Ban Still Makes No Sense Former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader...
TSA Quietly Sharing Passenger Data With ICE, Leading To Arrests At U.S. Airports
If you think airport security screening in the United States is only about keeping flights safe, think again: the mission has secretly expanded. TSA Quietly Feeding Passenger Data To ICE, Leading To Hundreds Of Arrests A Reuters report reveals...
Trump Moves To Privatize Airport Security, Slash TSA Funding
President Donald Trump is taking aim at the Transportation Security Administration, proposing a partial privatization of airport security alongside funding cuts. It is an idea that has surfaced before, but this time it comes amid lingering operational chaos, staffing...
Senator Demands TSA Shoe Removal Return…It Still Makes No Sense
Senator Tammy Duckworth is demanding that the TSA reverse its “shoes on” policy, calling it reckless and dangerous. The argument is familiar: if there is any vulnerability, no matter how small, we must close it. While that is an...
Trump Declares Airport Chaos A National Emergency, Moves To Pay TSA Workers Without Congress
Yesterday I wrote about President Donald Trump’s plan to pay TSA workers using existing funds as airport chaos spirals out of control. Today, we have more clarity on how he intends to do it…and more questions about the legal...
United Airlines Is Right To Escort Elites Through TSA Lines In Houston
United Airlines is escorting top-tier MileagePlus elites through a private security checkpoint at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport while “regular” travelers wait hours to clear TSA lines. In an era in which elite status is increasingly diluted, this strikes me...
Trump Moves To Pay TSA Workers After Weeks Of Chaos, Using Funds That Were Always There
After weeks of spiraling airport lines, unpaid workers, and political brinkmanship, President Donald Trump says he will step in and pay TSA agents directly. Trump Moves To Pay TSA Workers Using Existing Funds As Airport Chaos Exposes Washington Dysfunction...
Violinist Plays As TSA Lines Stretch For Hours In Atlanta…While ICE Agents Stand Idle
Atlanta is a city with a rich musical tradition. But at Hartsfield-Jackson this week, travelers didn’t have to seek it out in a lounge or terminal stage…they found it in the TSA line as federal ICE agents stood idly...
Members Of Congress Caught Skipping TSA Lines During Shutdown Chaos
As travelers across the country endure long security lines and understaffed checkpoints, Congress has found itself at the center of a growing controversy over special treatment at airports. Congress Scrambles To End TSA Privileges…After Getting Caught Using Them A...
TSA Meltdown: Up To 55% Of Screeners Call In Sick As Shutdown Worsens
Up until now, it was not clear what was the root cause for some of the long security lines we’ve seen at key airports across the USA over the last week. The partial government shutdown? Just the normal surge...
Spare Some Change? Denver Airport Asking Travelers To Donate Gas And Grocery Gift Cards To Unpaid TSA Agents
Denver International Airport is asking travelers to donate grocery and gas gift cards to help Transportation Security Administration officers who are working without pay during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. It is a sad situation and a reminder...
TSA Lines Stretch To 3.5 Hours At Some Airports, But Is The DHS Shutdown Really To Blame?
Reports of hours-long TSA lines at U.S. airports are beginning to circulate just as the busy spring break travel season ramps up. Some observers are already blaming the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. That may ultimately prove...
Timeline Of Incompetence: Trump DHS Reinstates TSA PreCheck Hours After Shutting It Down
For a few hours early Sunday morning, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set off panic among frequent travelers and the entire airline industry before a policy to suspend expedited PreCheck security screenings was quickly suspended itself. Let’s...
How The Latest Government Shutdown Could Affect TSA Lines, Airports, And Your Travel Plans
The latest partial government shutdown may once again create very real stress points for travelers, especially at airport security checkpoints and at U.S. borders. What A Partial Government Shutdown Means For TSA And For Travelers The partial government shutdown...
TSA Lets Passenger Board Delta Flight With Meat Cleaver…Maybe Focus On That?
If the TSA wants to expand its role into domestic law enforcement, it might want to start by mastering the job it was created to do. TSA Let A Passenger Board A Plane With A Meat Cleaver…Maybe Focus On...
No REAL ID? TSA Adds $45 Fee To Clear Airport Security
REAL ID enforcement is finally becoming real, and if you show up at an airport TSA security checkpoint unprepared next year, it will cost you. TSA To Charge $45 If You Show Up Without REAL ID Starting February 1,...
Trump Gives “Patriot” TSA Agents $10,000 Bonuses For “Exemplary Service” During Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on November 13, 2025 announced that select TSA officers who served during the recent 43-day federal government shutdown will receive one-time bonus payments of $10,000 each, though it isn’t clear what the criteria...
Airports Refuse To Play Kristi Noem’s Partisan TSA Video Blaming Democrats For Shutdown
It’s not every day the TSA tries to make airport checkpoints political, but that’s exactly what Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did with a new partisan video on the government shutdown, prompting several airports to refuse to play along....
Do You Opt Out Of TSA Facial Recognition?
Maybe I’m hopelessly jaded, but I’m happy to trade privacy for convenience when it comes to TSA secrity checkpoints at US airports. That said, the crusade of one U.S. Senator to remind Americans of their privacy rights is commendable,...
Bravo: TSA May Soon End Liquid Ban At Airport Security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has floated the idea of lifting TSA liquid restrictions at airport security checkpoints in the United States, just days after the “shoes-off” requirement was lifted. TSA May Eliminate Liquid Restrictions Much Sooner Than 2040...
