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PoliticsTSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
North America50-year tradition of Southwest Airlines letting you choose your own seat comes to an end
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2026
North AmericaMore than 14,100 flights have been canceled across the U.S. with Reagan National in D.C. seeing 99% scrubbed
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressJanuary 12, 2026
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Travel & Leisure73 million Americans will be driving and nearly 18 million will go through TSA in the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 24, 2025
PoliticsCongress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
North America“Get back to work, NOW!!!”: Trump pressures unpaid controllers as FAA grounds thousands of flights
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
PoliticsTrump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2025
Travel & LeisureWorried your flight will be canceled? Here’s what to know about refunds and how to deal with airlines
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 9, 2025
By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2025
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