Transportation Security Administration

Arcs in the news about Transportation Security Administration from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 92 stories · 435 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 13, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Apr 28.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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The 2026 Homeland Security shutdown over Democrats' ICE demands

41 stories · gone quiet

Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows · 11 articles, Jan 25Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform · 39 articles, Jan 26Brief US government shutdown begins after funding deadline lapses · 9 articles, Jan 27Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight · 14 articles, Jan 30Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House · 10 articles, Jan 30Senate strikes deal to avoid partial government shutdown · 35 articles, Jan 30Here's what to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact · 26 articles, Jan 31Government Shutdown 2026: House set to vote to end partial shutdown · 34 articles, Feb 1Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown · 11 articles, Feb 2Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE · 12 articles, Feb 2Trump Signs Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown, Setting Stage for Next Fight · 29 articles, Feb 3GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown · 14 articles, Feb 3Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands · 14 articles, Feb 5DHS shutdown now in effect after Congress fails to reach funding deal · 85 articles, Feb 12TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown · 22 articles, Feb 14Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on · 33 articles, Feb 15TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight · 19 articles, Feb 22Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs · 61 articles, Feb 22Airports see hourslong delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending · 31 articles, Mar 9Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel · 13 articles, Mar 11TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces airport screeners to work without pay · 16 articles, Mar 16Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown · 9 articles, Mar 16Airports may close as TSA funding issues continue: what we know · 12 articles, Mar 17ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners · 29 articles, Mar 21Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff · 8 articles, Mar 21Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS shutdown · 37 articles, Mar 21Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags · 11 articles, Mar 22ICE agents are at airports to help TSA ease travel woes. Here’s what we know about their deployment · 141 articles, Mar 22Senate ready to confirm Mullin to Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens · 8 articles, Mar 23Miserably long airport lines ease as TSA workers start to recoup back pay · 26 articles, Mar 24Delta suspends specialty services for congressional members amid shutdown-driven TSA delays · 31 articles, Mar 24House Republicans reject Senate plan to end DHS shutdown · 12 articles, Mar 24TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight · 18 articles, Mar 25Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding · 97 articles, Mar 26DHS funding deal reached in Senate, funds TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not ICE and Border Patrol · 26 articles, Mar 27Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement · 26 articles, Mar 27TSA agents will soon be paid but it may not mean immediate relief at airport security lines · 17 articles, Mar 28Border czar says ICE may not leave airports once TSA officers are paid · 18 articles, Mar 29Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown · 37 articles, Apr 1Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all employees during shutdown · 24 articles, Apr 2Trump signs bill to fund DHS, ending shutdown · 49 articles, Apr 28

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202389 articles2024216 articles2025392 articles20261052 articles

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Jan 8, 202427132
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Apr 29, 202437440
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Sep 9, 20241306
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Dec 23, 202414115
Mar 3, 202523219
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Jun 2, 202514314
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Jul 7, 202513248106
Jul 14, 202508218
Nov 10, 20251017
Nov 17, 2025212028
Dec 1, 202528453
Jan 26, 202615018
Feb 9, 202606229
Feb 16, 2026411780
Mar 9, 202648336
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Mar 23, 2026264017346
Mar 30, 2026716367
Apr 6, 202621112
Apr 27, 2026712558
May 18, 202611114
Jun 15, 20260011
Jun 22, 20260101
Jul 6, 202612014
Jul 13, 20260208
Jul 20, 202625120
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Aug 31, 202613023
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Sep 14, 20261001
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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else29 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Transportation Security Administration

  1. Sep 9– 11TSA may allow full water bottles through airport security for some travelers17 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 8– 12TSA considers easing some airport security rules 25 years after 9/1116 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 8– 9TSA opens gate access for some non-travelers at IND airport5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 7– 9TSA pre-check gate access policy: Program allows non-travelers past security17 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 5– 10TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/1143 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 25– 26TSA ditches Gold+ privatized airport security program13 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 7– 9US Senate confirms FEMA administrator alongside dozens of nominees20 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 29– Aug 2Which 3 airports are switching over to TSA Gold+ and when?11 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Jul 28– 31ICE agents increasingly arresting immigrants at U.S. airports19 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 4 right
  10. Jul 27– 31TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport13 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 3– 5Can private screeners do the job of the TSA?5 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 30U.S. Senate advances nominee to head TSA1 articles · 1 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  3. Apr 7Trump administration proposes cutting 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget8 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
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