Most TSA employees receive first retroactive paycheck since shutdown

Lawmakers have left Washington during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, leaving the Department of Homeland Security unfunded as pressure mounts on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to bring senators back. With both the Senate and the House on a two-week recess to observe Passover and Easter, the partial government shutdown has become […]

Travelers wait in line at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 26, 2026. | Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The US air travel situation is looking up — for now.   What’s happening? TSA agents received paychecks today for the first time in m

President Donald Trump’s disconnect from the legislative dynamics on Capitol Hill has fueled a new round of Republican infighting as the Department of Homeland Security is in the midst of the longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history.

Usha Vance said there’s “no expectation” in her relationship with Vice President Vance that the two will see “eye to eye” on everything, but added the second spouses try to maintain an open mind with each other. “I’m not his staffer. I’m not involved in this in any professional sense. … There’s no expectation that...