President Trump’s executive order aims to ensure that the Army-Navy game retains its exclusive broadcast slot during televised coverage. With government funding for the Department of Homeland Security still frozen in Congress, airports are organizing food drives and accepting donations to assist security personnel who, for the second time in six months, are working without pay. During last year’s 43-day government shutdown, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers were forced to scrimp and save; now—as the funding shortfall at the TSA’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, stretches into its fifth week—many of these 50,000 employees are still working to pay off debts incurred during that previous shutdown. These workers are just six days away from missing a second full paycheck, yet—amidst security wait times at some airports that now stretch for hours—they remain compelled to report for duty.
Airport Food Drives Support Unpaid TSA Staff Amid Fifth Week of Shutdown
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