• Airport woes: Air travelers across the US are facing travel headaches today. Security lines at many airports were long during peak times this morning as Transportation Security Administration workers went without full pay.
• Shutdown drags on: TSA workers just missed their first full paycheck since the partial government shutdown began in mid-February after funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed. But on Capitol Hill, the impasse shows no sign of breaking anytime soon.
• Airports could shut down: With TSA “fully stretched,” some US airports may be forced to shut down if the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues, TSA’s acting deputy administrator said today.
• Weather-related impacts: As of 4 p.m. ET, more than 6,000 US flights have been delayed today and more than 1,100 have been canceled, according to FlightAware. This is largely due to the ongoing impact of yesterday’s bad weather.
The White House made a fresh push today to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, detailing several elements of its offer to end a weekslong partial government shutdown.
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