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As thousands of TSA workers go without pay amid a political standoff in Washington that has triggered a partial shutdown, Democrats and labor advocates say the dysfunction is not random.

Since the shutdown began Valentine’s Day, at least 458 TSA officers have quit altogether, according to DHS. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

U.S. senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration airport workers who are going without pay.

A potential deal to end the ongoing partial government shutdown causing chaos at America's airports has begun to take shape on Capitol Hill.

More than 300 agents have quit since the partial shutdown began Feb. 14, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has slammed President Donald Trump‘s decision to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints across airports amid a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.

As government funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security screeners enduring their second stretch without pay in the last six months.