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Two years after a failed merger with JetBlue, there are public reports that Spirit Airlines could be going under within days. Kris Van Cleave has more details.
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Two years after a failed merger with JetBlue, there are public reports that Spirit Airlines could be going under within days. Kris Van Cleave has more details.
More Americans are skipping hotels and short-term rentals in favor of home swapping, where travelers trade homes for weeks or months at a time, often at little or no cost. Evyn Moon reports.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act." Nicole Sganga has more details.
The FAA is studying the issue of exploding lithium batteries amid a growing concern over battery fires on planes. Kris Van Cleave shows how they're trying to improve safety.
Security lines at TSA checkpoints improved at airports across the country on Monday as TSA officers started receiving back pay following President Trump's executive order. But uncertainty lingers with Congress on recess and still no funding passed for DHS.
Sources tell CBS News that some Transportation Security Administration officers have received partial paychecks after President Trump signed an executive order last week directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay them. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
TSA employees have begun receiving some back pay amid the partial government shutdown after President Trump signed an executive order. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest.
Congress began its two-week recess after the House of Representatives rejected a Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, continuing the partial shutdown. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Travelers over the weekend experienced more long lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints after House Republicans rejected a deal passed by the Senate that could have ended the partial government shutdown. TSA workers may still soon get paid though, due to an executive order from President Trump. Jason Allen reports.
Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that while President Trump has signed a bill to pay TSA agents, ICE will remain assisting them "until the airports feel like they are 100% … in a place where they can do normal operations."
Airports around the U.S. continue to deal with long lines and short staffing after Congress once again failed to reach an agreement over Department of Homeland Security funding.
Imagine, in the 21st century, discovering a marvel on par with Mount Everest or the Grand Canyon. It happened. This Sunday, 60 Minutes takes you inside the world's largest cave passage, which was discovered in Vietnam in 2009. Sunday.
It's been more than a month since TSA workers received a full paycheck due to the partial government shutdown. TSA officer Angela Grana, Colorado regional vice president for AFGE Local 1127, joins "The Takeout" to discuss what it's been like to work without pay.
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters on Thursday that he was hopeful about ending the partial government shutdown after the GOP made "their last and final offer" to Democrats. CBS News' Shawna Mizelle and Taurean Small have the latest on TSA wait times and lawmaker negotiations.
Travelers around the country faced growing security lines on Wednesday as the partial government shutdown continued and TSA agents worked without pay.
Long security lines grew at major airports across the U.S. on Wednesday as the partial government shutdown hits Day 40. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports on the lines and Taurean Small has more on where funding talks stand.
Wednesday was another day of misery for thousands trying to fly, with more TSA workers calling out amid the partial government shutdown. Congressional leaders are still seeking a deal on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Taurean Small have the latest.
CBS News has learned that the White House turned down Elon Musk's offer to pay TSA workers during the Homeland Security shutdown. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has the latest.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CBS News that it's "unconscionable" that lawmakers haven't made a deal yet to fund the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown drags on and TSA workers go unpaid. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CBS News he hopes the stalemate in Washington over DHS funding can be resolved soon, saying, "it's unconscionable that our politicians haven't gotten this done." He also said higher oil prices as a result of the Iran war are forcing his airline to cut flights 5% this summer. Kris Van Cleave has more.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday sent a proposal to Democrats that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE's deportation division. So far, Democrats have refused to strike a deal without reforms to the agency's immigration enfor
Senate leaders and the White House are working on a deal to end the partial government shutdown as travelers face chaos at airports. Political strategists Hyma Moore and Meaghan Mobbs join to discuss.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News that he prefers not to split off ICE from Homeland Security funding as the partial government shutdown continues. Republican Rep. Nick LaLota of New York joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Airports in some of the largest U.S. cities are reaching a breaking point as Congress shows signs of progress toward a deal to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Taurean Small report.
A traveler at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston told CBS News' Nicole Sganga that it was "mass chaos" trying to get through TSA lines as the partial government shutdown continues to impact the U.S.