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Economic Policy Institute president Heidi Shierholz (left) and Unite Here international president Gwen Mills present findings from Unite Here's "Inhospitable" report.

Historic immigration decline could damage the hotel industryThe U.S. Census Bureau reports that net migration fell across every metropolitan area in the country in 2025. For the...

The White House said privatizing airport screening would "yield cost savings and begin reform of a troubled federal agency."

White House proposes TSA privatizationThe president's budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $52 million to begin the process of privatizing the TSA next year.

TSA opponents have criticized the agency's effectiveness.

Could TSA turmoil increase push for private airport security?Turmoil caused by the Department of Homeland Security shutdown might be galvanizing interest in a little-used federal program...

The Department of Homeland Security shutdown has reached 48 days.

Homeland Security stalemate could be resolved soonHouse and Senate leadership have landed on a bipartisan bill they believe can muster votes to reopen DHS. Meanwhile, President...

A video still showing a rendering of the Miami building that will house the Trump Presidential Library.

Trump says his presidential library in Miami will have a hotelThe waterfront project also calls for an Air Force One jet in the skyscraper's lobby.

TSA employees had been working without pay for more than six weeks.

TSA workers start receiving backpay, and many airport lines are back to normalAt Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, where lines had stretched for hours in recent weeks, the airport estimated security...

President Trump's executive order ensures TSA workers will be paid.

Travel groups praise Trump for paying TSA during DHS shutdownThey are also continuing to call on Congress to end the shutdown and pass legislation that will shield TSA officers and air...

ICE agent duties expand at some airports during DHS shutdownMeanwhile, security lines were once again extremely long in select airports on Thursday, though lines in many airports are...

Travel agency owner Jeanne Polocheck was smiling even though she missed her flight at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport after a long wait on the TSA security line.

Super-long TSA wait times result in missed flights and airline waiversJeanne Polocheck, owner of Well Traveled Texan Luxury Travel in Houston, arrived at the airport at 3:30 a.m. for a 5:30 a.m....

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If TSA agents are deemed essential, their paychecks should be, tooThe travel industry is urging Congress to restore TSA pay during the DHS shutdown, as TSA workers continue to work without pay.

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