TSA Workers Paid, Lines Dropping

0:00On March 30, TSA workers are finally getting paid after weeks without checks during the government shutdown, with paychecks hitting accounts as, early as Monday. This comes after a 44-day lapse in Department of Homeland Security funding the longest ever for the agency. President Trump ordered the immediate payouts Friday to ease massive security lines plaguing airports nationwide. Some good news showed up Monday morning, with way times dropping big time at spots like Atlanta and Houston checkpoints. But lines stayed brutal over two hours at New York's LaGuardia, while Baltimore, Washington International urged folks to show up three hours early just, in case. Travelers have been hit hard, facing delays and even threats of airport closures as unpaid TSA officers called out at rates over 40 percent in some places. Nearly 500 of the agency's 50,000 security officers quit during this mess, and many were still recovering from last fall shutdown. That lasted 43 days.

1:01Trump projected a bipartisan bill to fund TSA, while talks drag on with Democrats pushing limits on immigration raids near schools and churches. Republicans are negotiating, but ICE agents were sent to help at airports last week, and how long they stick around depends on turnout. No big moves on Capitol Hill Monday, as the Senate took a break, leaving everyone wondering if lines will normalize before spring break ends. For now, that paycheck boost offers some hope amid the uncertainty. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with The Story.