TSA Officers Finally Get Back Pay, but Shutdown Continues

0:00It's March 31st, Anchorage News Today starts now, AI powered and ready. Most TSA officers finally got their back paychecks Monday, covering four weeks of work missed during the government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. President Trump ordered officials Friday to shift funds around to cover the screeners who kept showing up without pay and most hit their accounts, that same day. The shutdown has hit hard, with over 500 TSA workers quitting since it started, and thousands more skipping shifts, leading to crazy long, lines of big airports. This 45-day mess is now the longest in history. Beating last year's 43-day record, all because Congress can't agree, Democrats won. Changes to immigration enforcement after some shootings, while Republicans push full funding. Both the House and Senate passed different bills Friday, but then broke for two weeks, leaving the White House calling on lawmakers to step up an end. The stale made for good.